Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0196

Category: Float - Net Float

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Wood

Description: Early seal head net float from Point Hope, Alaska, weathered but quite recognizable. Net floats like this were used by the Point Hope fishermen to aid in bringing fish to the net.

Dimensions: 3.50"

Provenance:

Christeen Heller Collection

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