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Fish hook
Object Number 67-10-70/247.2
Display Title Fish hook
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hooks made of bone. Composite bait hooks made of bone
Inventory Description Fish hook, carved bone or ivory, two barbs, flat projecting element at bottom, cordage line
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1790
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Additional Geographic Terms Sandwich Islands
Materials Bone , Fiber , Wood , Ivory? ,
Dimensions Overall (Measurement does not include cordage): 10.5 × 4 × 1.4 cm (4 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 247.2
Provenance
Collector Capt. James Magee (1791-1793 - 1794)
Donor Massachusetts Historical Society (1867)

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