net sinker Item Number: 1927.1734 . 176379 from the The Field Museum
Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« Il y a deux cailloux de plage utilisés comme lestage à filet, un de calcaire gris et l’autre de roche granitique (fig. 3k). Un morceau de ficelle est attachée environ au centre de chaque lestage; l’autre extrémité serait attachée au bas de la ligne. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 3k (p.31).
Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« There are two beach pebble net sinkers, one of gray limestone and the other of granitic material (fig. 3k). A piece of twine is attached about the center of each sinker; the other end would be attached to the bottom line. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 3k (p.31).
Item History
- Made in Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
What
- Name
- net sinker
- Identification Number
- 1927.1734 . 176379
- Type of Item
- net sinker
- Material
- “granite; string” ?
Who
- Culture
- Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Field Museum
- Made in
- Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Other
- Nom De L'objet
- Lestage à filet
- Matériaux
- granite; cordon
- Ethnic Group
- Montagnais
- Collection
- Lake St. John Objects
- Provenience
- North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John