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Object Number 78-52-70/15781
Display Title Shell fish hooks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved shell, hook secured with fiber, cotton cord, fringed end
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands
Additional Geographic Terms King's Mill?
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm (4 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 15781
Provenance
Seller William Clogston (1878)

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