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Object Number 48-51-70/2978
Display Title Fishhook and line
Descriptions
Object Description Shell and tortoise shell fish hook with line attached (belong in box +
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved tortoise shell, perforated, threaded and wrapped with twisted cordage line, tuft of plant fiber attached
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 × 4.4 × 2.8 cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2978

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