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Object Number
21-8-10/87643
Display Title
Halibut hook
Descriptions
Object Description
Halibut hook. Two kinds of wood. Later. Commercial twine and spruce root. Flotation added to counter weight of iron barb. Halibut and man combined.
See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved wood, human/halibut figures, lashed with bark, metal nail hook
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 13.9 x 4.8 cm (10 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87643
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Unknown
(1921)
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