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Line

Image
Accession no.: N: 933
Title: Line
Description: Line, fishing, sinew. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Melville Peninsula ?, Nunavut, Canada, 1819-1823.
Object type: Line
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Iglulingmiut
Former cultural affiliation: Iglulik Eskimo
Current place name: Canada > Nunavut > Melville Peninsula ?
Former place name: Canada > Northwest Territories > Melville Peninsula ?
Keyword(s): Lines {fishing}
Field collection:
Place: Canada > Nunavut > Melville Peninsula ?
Date: 1819
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Line, fishing: Plaited sinew tapering along length tied into a bundle. Loop at widest end.