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Description

Line made from several strips of hide that have been twisted together. A loop has been fashioned at each end by folding the line back on itself and splicing the strands into the main body of the line. The Smithsonian Institution catalogue card identifies the material used to make this line as moose hide.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7492-0
  • Object Type: line
  • Materials: hide
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, scraping, splicing
  • Tags: hunting, sea mammal hunting

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