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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
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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