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Object Number 18-20-70/D1224
Display Title Shark hooks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved wood back with carved shell hook attached with resin
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms Admiralty Islands
Dimensions Overall: 29.1 x 7.8 x 3.1 cm (11 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1224; (135383.); 4953

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