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Object Number
45-3-70/2269
Display Title
Cuttle fish lure
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell used as bait for cuttle fish
Inventory Description
Ornament, brown spotted shell, 3 perforations, twisted fiber cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm (3 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-3-70/2269
Provenance
Collector
C. B. Adams
(Prior to 1852)
Donor
Mr. William J. Clench
(Jan. 17, 1945)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-23-70/85642 | Cuttle fish lure |
Unclassified
|
Hawaii
| |
| 80-21-60/22432 | Fish hook for cuttle fish |
Fishhook
|
Japan
| |
| 87-45-30/45622 | Cuttle fish eyes from Peruvian Mummies |
Organic
|
Ancient Grave
| |
| 09-43-30/76005 | Cuttle fish eye from eye socket of mummy |
Organic
|
Arica
| |
| 2004.24.808 | Slate plate (Cuttle fish) and figurines |
Oregon
| ||
| 38-92-40/4671 | Steatite seal, showing schematized cuttle fish |
Bead
|
Greece
Crete | |
![Steatite [Steatite is crossed out] seal, showing schematized cuttle fish](/internal/media/dispatcher/360595/postagestamp)
| 38-92-40/4672 | Steatite [Steatite is crossed out] seal, showing schematized cuttle fish |
Bead
|
Greece
Crete | |
| 2004.24.22601 | Seal showing cuttle fish |
Greece?
Crete | ||
| 2004.24.22599 | Two seals (cuttle fish) |
Greece
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Eyes of cuttle fish
| 85-9-30/38335.1 | Eyes of cuttle fish |
Organic
|
Ancient Grave
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Eye of cuttle fish?
| 75-20-30/8914 | Eye of cuttle fish? |
Peru
| ||
| 85-9-30/38335 | Eyes of cuttle fish |
Organic
|
Ancient Grave
|