Fishing Net Item Number: A3831 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oolichan net; 7 meter long fishing net, made from twisted commericial cotton cords. Knotted strands throughout form diamond-shaped openings. The mouth has a thick cotton rope looped through all the cord ends; the opening is 4.2 meters wide lying flat (doubled); the rope extends by an extra 64 cm loop beyond the netting at one side, and 67 cm at the other side. The net gradually narrows along its length, and changes over the last section to a thinner knotted cotton fibre, with smaller diamond-shaped openings. The last section extends for 2.6 meters and has been attached to the larger section with a thin black twisted fibre cord. The narrow end is open, and is approx. 50 cm wide. The net has been repaired using black or green twisted cotton cordage in several small areas.
History Of Use
Net used for oolichan fishing.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1952
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Tom Patch Wamiss before June 1952
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Tom Patch Wamiss (Seller) during June 1952
What
- Name
- Fishing Net
- Identification Number
- A3831
- Type of Item
- net
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- twisted, tied and braided
- Overall
- width 4.2 m, depth 7.0 m
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Tom Patch Wamiss
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Tom Patch Wamiss (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1952
- Ownership Date
- before June 1952
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1952
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1896/0004