British Museum collection record for British Museum fishing-net Oc.6349

Catalogue number: british-museum: Oc.6349

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Reported holder: British Museum

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Classification: fishing-net

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Description: Fishing-net made of vegetable fibre string with a half-inch mesh, tied into a roll with sinnet cord.

Passage: Description

Made at: Easter Island

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Description: Found/Acquired: Easter Island

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Material: fibre

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Description: Height: 14.50 centimetres Width: 31 centimetres Depth: 16.50 centimetres

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Description: Donated by: John Linton Palmer

Passage: Acquisition name

Description: Registration slip information: 'Presd by J.L. Palmer Esq. R.N. 18.4.1870. Obtained by Mr Palmer at Easter Id, during the cruise of HMS Topaze, 1868.'

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