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Object Number
92-4-70/48379
Display Title
Shell fish hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved shell, hook attached with cotton cord, fiber extension at end
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
/
Gilbert Islands
Materials
Shell, Plant fiber, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 14.9 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm (5 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48379
Provenance
Seller
Mrs. E. A. Stoddard
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