Fishing net and string of inner bark - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 41363 | |||||
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No Image | 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 | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
Donor | Rae Dr John | Donor No | |||
Donor Date | 11/06/1850 | Donor Notes | |||
Collector | Collector No | ||||
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Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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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). |