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Long bone hook w/ 4 iron barbs. Perforated at distal end, w/ some line fragments
Long bone hook w/ 4 iron barbs. Perforated at distal end, w/ some line fragments
Object Number 975-5-10/52921
Display Title Long bone hook w/ 4 iron barbs. Perforated at distal end, w/ some line fragments
Descriptions
Object Description 5.5 cm. long bone hook with 4 iron barbs. Perforated at distal end, some fragments of gut or sinew line attached.
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved bone body, 4 metal barbs, sinew line, perforated
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada?
Materials Bone, Metal, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 1.6 x 1.8 cm (2 3/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-5-10/52921

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