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Object Number
67-10-70/252
Display Title
Fish hook
Descriptions
Object Description
Fish hook. Two part trolling hook made of mother of pearl and bone.
Inventory Description
Lure, ovate shell, carved bone hook, fiber binding, broken knotted cord
Classification
- Lure
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1790
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 1.7 x 2.7 cm (3 15/16 x 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
252
Credit Line
Gift of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1867
Provenance
Collector
Capt. James Magee
(1791-1793 - 1794)
Donor
Massachusetts Historical Society
(1867)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37604 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37603 | Fish hook and line |
Lure
|
Hawaii
| |
| 46-78-70/2449 | Trolling lure |
Lure
|
Tonga
| |
| 54-5-70/3606 | Fish hook? |
Fishhook
|
Hawaii
Marshall Islands | |
| 00-8-70/55439 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 00-8-70/55440 | Fish hook and line |
Lure
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 00-8-70/55354 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Tongatapu island
| |
| 00-8-70/55353 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Tongatapu island
| |
| 85-7-70/37602 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Hawaii
| |
| 05-13-70/64820 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
New Zealand
| |
| 94-57-10/R65 | Fish lure. Body of striped stone & slate; hook of copper. Ornamented. |
Lure
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 46-78-70/2452 | Fishhook of brown wood, lined with mother of pearl, bone hook |
Lure
|
New Zealand
|