Fish Trap for Catching Blackfish
Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
mid-20th century
Wood, Cane
Overall: 77 3/16 × 23 1/4 in. (196 × 59 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Philip O. Nice and Cheryl Roussain-Nice
180.29.25952
Geography
Place Made: Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Dr. Philip O. Nice (1917-2002) and Cheryl Roussain-Nice, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1980.
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