Fishing net and netting pole

Museum number:
5-1758a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
A12 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Object count:
2
Description:
Unfinished net on netting pole (tan ye ntum e tan); (a) net, 13" 33.02cm diameter, 7" 17.48cm deep; (b) pole, 28" Woven by men - string prepared by men or women
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon; Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Context of use:
Woven by men; string prepared by men or women.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing net and netting pole, accession number 5-1758a,b, described as Unfinished net on netting pole (tan ye ntum e tan); (a) net, 13" 33.02cm diameter, 7" 17.48cm deep; (b) pole, 28" Woven by men - string prepared by men or women

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