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Fish hooks and line. Line made of Apocynum. Hooks made from thorns of black haw.
Fish hooks and line. Line made of Apocynum. Hooks made from thorns of black haw.
Object Number 07-5-10/72423
Display Title Fish hooks and line. Line made of Apocynum. Hooks made from thorns of black haw.
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hooks and line. Line made of Apocynum. Hooks made from thorns of black haw.
Inventory Description Fishhook, grooved flat stick wound with hemp, wound spine extensions
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Idaho
Materials Wood, Hemp
Dimensions Winder - 17 cm L, float - 9 cm L
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Prof. Herbert Joseph Spinden (1907 - 1907)
Donor Donated by Peabody Museum Expedition (1907)

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