Miniature fish barge with traps
Artist
Northwest Coast
Datelate 19th or early 20th century
MediumWood, metal screening
Dimensions11 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (28.5 × 19 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Sarah Ford Miller
Object number1951.31.12
DescriptionMiniature fishing barge with two revolving screen traps. The traps are shovel-shaped and revolve around a central wooden spoke with "paddles" below the nets. Three unsplit pieces of light colored wood form the longitude of each side of the barge; these are held together by a larger piece forming the width at each end.On View
Not on viewCollections
NW Coast
