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Turtle net/fyke

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Nanticoke

    Collector

    Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

    Seller

    Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

    Collection History

    Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1911 or 1912; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1912.

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    Catalog Number

    3/2491

    Barcode

    032491.000

    Object Type

    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Object Name

    Turtle net/fyke

    Media/Materials

    Wood, cordage

    Techniques

    Knotted

    Place

    North shore of Indian River Inlet; Indian River Inlet; Indian River Hundred; Sussex County; Delaware; USA

    See related items

    Nanticoke
    Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws677f9a1f5-1341-454b-b0cb-43a3e3d1f080

    Record ID

    NMAI_34558

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