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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?
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber, Cotton
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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