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Object Number
73-5-70/7137
Display Title
Octopus lure
Descriptions
Object Description
Sinker for catching squid (octopus lure)
Inventory Description
Lure, round stone base, shell tied on top with twisted fiber cordage
Classification
- Lure
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Hawaii County
Materials
Shell, Stone, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 10 x 8 cm (6 11/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
7137
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(Unknown)
Donor
Boston Society of Natural History
(1873)
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