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Object Number
17-53-70/D853
Display Title
Fish hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved shell back with tortoise shell hook tied with plant fiber
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 1.3 x 2.2 cm (2 7/16 x 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-853
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