Object number
66/35
Title
Whelk pot,
Exhibition
Description
This is a basketwork whelk pot, also known as a ‘wilk pot’, which would be baited with fish, either fresh or stale. These baskets were used in Whitstable, Kent, and along the estuaries of the south coast. It is widely flown basket with no bottom and is made of kubu and Palembang cane, with nylon netting across each end. It has a rope handle and two iron weights.
Physical description
1 basket: cane (kubu and Palembang)
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: POT (whelk, basketwork) // Acc. No.: 66/35 // Group: Fishing. Sea. // Neg. no.: 60/8745 // Place of origin: Whitstable. Kent. place distribution. S. Coast estuaries // Period in use: // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Cane – Kubu + Palembang. Nylon // Kubu stakes, palembang weaving. // Shape and construction: A widely flown basket with no bottom. WT. [width of top] 9 1/2” D. [depth] 9 1/2” WB. [width of bottom] 16”. St. [number of stakes] 25. Top border trac over 1. Bottom border. 5 beh. [behind] 2. Top & bottom filled with nylon netting. 2 iron weights. Rope handle. // Dimensions: WB. [width of bottom] 16” D. [depth] 9 1/2” WT. [width of top] 9 1/2” Sts. [number of stakes] 35 // Use: For catching whelks. Baited with fish, fresh or stale. // Dialect names: WILK POT // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8745.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\Baskets\66_35_cob.tif - High resolution image
