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White, John (fl.1570-1593)

The manner of their fishing, which combines three native American methods. By day, they used a dip net and spear, and by night, a fire in a canoe to attract the fish to the boat. They also employed fish weirs, shown on the left, to trap fish. The fish depicted are some of those to be found between the mainland and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There are two recognizable hammerhead sharks, a cat-fish, burrfish, king crabs, skate or ray and perhaps a sturgeon, although the large fish, like the sharks and sturgeon, would not normally have been found in the shallow waters. In the sky are a pelican, two swans or geese and a flight of ducks. Inv. PD 1906,0509.1.6 .

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART181293

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 2572px × 3600px

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