Handline
Name/Title
HandlineEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.148Description
Ash reel with attached line and hook.Use
FishingContext
This beautifully hand-carved ash reel descended in a Missisquoi Abenaki family. These 19th century hand line reels were wound with commercial fish-line and were used by children as well as poorer families who could not afford commercial fishing tackle.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1890Place
Town
SwantonCounty
Franklin CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American