Donor Name:

Leroy S. Dyar  Search this

Culture:

Not Given  Search this

Object Type:

Fish Net

Place:

Klamath Indian Agency, Oregon, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1876

Notes:

FROM CARD: "RABBIT NET OF THE KLAMATH INDIANS (LUTUAMIAN STOCK). MADE OF WILD HEMP SPUN INTO TWO-PLY TWINE, HAVING THE REGULAR KNOT. RABBITS ABOUND IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES SO THAT THEY HAVE COME TO BE PESTS. FORMERLY THEY WERE HUNTED BY THE INDIANS FOR FOOD AND THEIR HIDES WERE CUT INTO STRIPS AND WOVEN INTO ROBES."

Record Last Modified:

10 Jan 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

005319

USNM Number:

E24101-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a71b1d4-ba39-4b89-93cb-9a200972f801

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371496