Description

A large circular unfinished net sinker, with a depression in the middle. The belonging is a medium grey with some lighter particles scattered throughout, it is very porous with a very coarse grain. The depression is located in the middle on the ventral face, and the dip stops just before reaching the centre. There's a dark grey/black patch of scarring from the impact on the ventral face, and a small patch on one of the sides- possibly from the belonging moving while being worked.

Notes

No other supporting documentation for this collection have been recorded.

Donated by the Clayburn Village Community Society on May.15, 2023.

Collected by Cyril Holbrow throughout his lifetime (1921-2021,) Found while living on his farming properties- he was a naturalist and knew the area very well. He donated his finds to the Clayburn Village Community Society.

Provenance

Exact provenience is unknown.

Items were found in the Clayburn and Maple Grove areas within Abbotsford.