Fishing net and string of inner bark - Specimen details

Fishing net and string of inner bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 41363

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Plant Name 160.00 SALICACEAE Salix arctica Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Fishing net and string of inner bark Vernacular Name
Iso Country Canada TDWG Region Canada
Parts Held Fishing net and string of inner bark Geography Description Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson
Uses Fishing net and string of inner barkUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Donor Rae Dr John Donor No
Donor Date 11/06/1850 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Made by the Slave and Dogrib Indians of Mackenzie River. Excerpt from letter from Rae to Hooker dated 11 June 1850: ''Nets and lines of this substance are in common use among the Slave and Dog Rib Indians and are generally made by the women, '' (RBG Kew Archives, Directors Correspondence, Vol. 64, 1851-1858, North American Letters, fo. 393).

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