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Fishing line, sinker, and "hook" used with bait for fishing
Fishing line, sinker, and "hook" used with bait for fishing
Object Number 09-27-30/75019
Display Title Fishing line, sinker, and "hook" used with bait for fishing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Hook, line and sinker, braided sinew line, looped bark hook, stone sinker
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Argentina / Tierra del Fuego
South America / Chile / Magallanes / Tierra del Fuego
Additional Geographic Terms Beagle Channel
Materials Sinew, Stone, Bark
Dimensions Overall: 54.4 x 8.9 x 3.4 cm (21 7/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75019

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