E0183: Inuit- Net Weaving Tool

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0183

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping Implements

Marks/Labels:

183 in black ink. Tag: Eskimo tools for making nets. Nome Alaska.

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

30 cm L
4 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Alaska, U.S.

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century

Source Locality:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Description:

Wooden Inuit tool for making nets for hunting. From Nome, Alaska.

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