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E2193-0 - Fishing Rod and LineBack

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Description

This type of fishing rod was used when ice fishing. It is made of wood, and has a long shaft and a handle that is offset from the shaft. Two wood pegs have been inserted through holes drilled fore and aft in the shaft. Wrapped around these pegs is a line made from several strips of baleen knotted together.

Information from the Smithsonian

FROM CARD: "WOODEN REEL WITH WOODEN PEGS THROUGH ITS SHAFT AS LINE GUIDES. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 5, ARCTIC, PG. 352, FIG. 4B."

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E2193-0
  • Object Type: fishing tackle
  • Materials: wood, baleen
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, smoothening
  • Tags: fishing

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