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Halibut hook
Object Number 31-63-10/K76
Display Title Halibut hook
Descriptions
Object Description Halibut hook; shank end carved with grasshopper and wolf-like elements. Vegetal fiber bindings
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved wood, zoomorphic figure, lashed with bark, metal nail hook
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 11.7 x 3.5 cm (9 7/16 x 4 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 31-63-10/K76
Provenance
Collector Father of Frederic H. Curtiss (?)
Donor Mrs. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)
Donor Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss (1931)

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