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Porpoise hook
Object Number 67-24-10/630
Display Title Porpoise hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved bone point lashed to curved wood head with reed
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Wood, Bone, Reed
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 9.9 x 1.3 cm (5 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 67-24-10/630
Provenance
Collector Commander Rodgers (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1867)

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