Net and fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 43746 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 153.01 URTICACEAE Urtica lyallii | Entry Book Number | 35.1900 | |
| Artefact Name | Net and fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Canada | TDWG Region | Canada | ||
| Parts Held | Net and fibre | Geography Description | Canada, British Columbia, Alert Bay | ||
| Uses | Net and fibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Large shelving | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Newcombe Dr CF | Donor No | 5 | ||
| Donor Date | 30/06/1900 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/11/1899 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | The fibre of the nettle plant is called Gwan, the raw fibre newly stripped is called Xwichia, and the oolichan net made of the fibre is called Takatl in the Kwakwala language. Made by the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people of Hope Island. Newcombe was paid $, 10.00 for this item in 1900. | ||||