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Fish hook and line
Object Number 21-14-10/87691
Display Title Fish hook and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook, line/toggle, metal hook, bone leader, braided sinew cord, carved woo
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Materials Metal, Bone, Sinew, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 2.8 x 0.7 cm (8 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 87691
Provenance
Provenance Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)

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