Smelt Net With Handle Item Number: E35665-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Artifact has 2 original tags attached to it: From first tag: "Smelt Net. J.G. Swan. Made from Nettle fibre. Neeah Bay, W.T. Made by Quillehute Indians." From second tag: "Miniature net. Used by the Indians at Quillehute west coast of Washington Territory to catch the surf smelt. The full size of net used is 5 ft. long 20 inches wide. The net is made of the fiber of the common stinging nettle. James G. Swan, Neah Bay, W. T. Sept. 1879". The back of second tag has a drawing of the net as set up.
Item History
- Made in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Received from Accession Number Unknown
What
- Name
- Smelt Net With Handle
- Identification Number
- E35665-0
- Type of Item
- net model
Who
- Culture
- Quileute
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
- Received from
- Accession Number Unknown
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
When
- Collection Date
- “Sept. 1879” ?
Other
- Accession Number
- 000000