Float, Fishing

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Float, Fishing

Entry/Object ID

143/5888

Description

CARVED WHALE EFFIGY AS A FLOAT FOR FISHING WITH 2 SMALL TURQUOISE STONES FOR EYES/CAT. SAYS ESKIMO/FILLED WITH OLD SHAVING OF WHALE BONE TO MAKE IT LIGHT NOTE: ONE TURQUOISE STONE MISSING

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Notes

Listed under Tlingit in Index but photograph identifies as Eskimo

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Float, Fishing

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Indicator, Bite

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, TURQUOISE STONES

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO 88, ITEM #1, ID 143/409 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, 74A2, 89K, INVOICE 3/12/11