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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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