Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0068

Category: Gauge - Net Gauge

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Bone

Description: Net gage, made for measuring mesh size when constructing a seal net or a fish net. This implement enabled one to make uniform nets of baleen or sea mammal hide.

Dimensions: Length 11.25 inches; Width 3.0 inches

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