Turtle net/fyke

National Museum of the American Indian

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
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_34558
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws677f9a1f5-1341-454b-b0cb-43a3e3d1f080
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