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Fish hook
Object Number 2005.6.18
Display Title Fish hook
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hook of pearl shell and tortoiseshell
Inventory Description Fishhook, hook point lashed to perforated flat shell element, feather near point
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Date 1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Micronesia
Materials Shell, Tortoiseshell, Feather, Wood, Pearl, Cord, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm (4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2005.6.18
Credit Line Gift of John Roger Flather
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1968 - 2004)
Donor Rebecca Flather (4/7/05)

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