Gill Net, natural fibers
Knotted Textile (Macrame)
Fishing Gill Net made of knotted cotton or linen
2021.06.06
This kind of net required boiling and drying on net reels to maintain the natural fibers. In the mid-20th century, net reels were a common sight on the banks of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck.
1845 Fishing, commercial
Winthers, Sally
60 in
100 Commercial Fishing
Box was deemed unsafe to add to archive. A length of clean netting has been preserved.
06/01/2021
08/23/2021