Netting shuttle

Description
Bone net-making shuttle. Pale bone with darker areas where grime has settled in lineal grooves. The number has been written directly on one side in blue ink or crayon (it looks waxy). There are black marks on the rectangular section.
 Maker and role
Thomas Bartlett: Maker
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Object detail

Description
Bone net-making shuttle. Pale bone with darker areas where grime has settled in lineal grooves. The number has been written directly on one side in blue ink or crayon (it looks waxy). There are black marks on the rectangular section.
Maker and role
Thomas Bartlett: Maker
Production date
1850s
1860s
Subject categories
Sealers & whalers
Māori culture
Maker
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
7752

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