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Halibut hook
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
Materials Wood, Cotton, Plant fiber, Spruce root?, Metal
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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