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Fish hook of thorns
Object Number 15-36-10/86463
Display Title Fish hook of thorns
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hook of thorns (Hawthorn) wrapped with Indian hemp.
Inventory Description Fishhook, 2 thorns wrapped in fiber cord
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Thorn, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 0.2 x 0.2 cm (1 9/16 x 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86463
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector James A. Teit (1915)
Seller James A. Teit

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