Dip Net
Item number 3330/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Dip net composed of a long pole handle, hoop and net. Net composed of woven cotton string. Hoop composed of two pieces of bent wood, tied together at the top and attached to the pole by two wooden pegs, black coated wire and cord. Net suspended from hoop by six metal rings (three on each side), fibre and wire bindings at top. A small piece of dark blue fabric and light green fabric are tied in the net, as well as some pieces of a rough unwound plant fibre rope. A long cord is attached to a metal ring on both sides of the hoop. A piece of off-white string is tied to the pole near the end.
History Of Use
Used for fishing in rivers.
Narrative
Said to have once been owned by someone who lived on Island 22, near Chiliwack, who went fishing with the net on the Fraser River.
Item History
- Made in Canada during 1900
- Owned by Jeffrey G. Harris before November 6, 2018
- Received from Jeffrey G. Harris (Donor) on November 6, 2018
What
- Name
- Dip Net
- Identification Number
- 3330/1
- Type of Item
- net
- Material
- metal, rubber ?, wood, iron metal ?, plant fibre and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 407.0 cm, width 81.0 cm, depth 135.7 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish ?
- Previous Owner
- Jeffrey G. Harris
- Received from
- Jeffrey G. Harris (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before November 6, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on November 6, 2018
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3330/0001
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