Results below are from the Alaska Digital Archives which includes material from institutions all over the state. You can sort by clicking on the column header.
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Fishhook | Brass with barbless nail hook set in; wire loop wound with string. One circular eye has been carved out of the brass on one side of the piece. Another eye hole can be seen, but is obscured by the inset nail. 18cm x 2.7cm. Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Ambler, but it is unclear if this was the place of collection, and use, or if this is only place of origin. MES | Ethnology; | |
Fishhook | Large barbless hook made from a piece of heavy wire; a length of sinew line attached. "Michak". Hook: 9.3cm x 2.5cm.Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Ambler, but it is unclear if this was the place of collection, and use, or if this is only place of origin. MES | Ethnology; | |
Fishhook | Fishhook made of Dall sheep horn; double barbless hooks set in. "Michak" Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Ambler, but it is unclear if this was the place of collection, and use, or if this is only place of origin. MES | Ethnology; | |
Fish Net, Model | 84 cm long x 17.7 cm wide; made of braided sinew and braided root; side stakes of birch or willow twigs; five floats of a very light wood attached to top of net; sinkers of pieces of antler and stone; twig used for stake; two rock sinkers have fallen off. Made by members of a sister club (of the Twilight Homemakers) in Ambler. | Ethnology; |