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Object Number
15-36-10/86461
Display Title
Fish hook of deer's bone and line of Apocynum. Bone incised composite hook.
Descriptions
Object Description
Fish hook of deer's bone and line of Apocynum. Bone incised composite hook. The shank is notched and stained for ornament. Joining of bones wrapped with sinew. For large fish.
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved bone hook with bone barb, twisted fiber cordage attached
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Bone, Fiber
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector
James A. Teit
(1915)
Seller
James A. Teit
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