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Object Number 46-78-70/2449
Display Title Trolling lure
Descriptions
Object Description Fish hook made of bone and shell and held together by cord (trolling lure)
Inventory Description Lure, tortoise shell hook bound to bone and shell base, twisted fiber cord
Classification
  • Lure
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga
Dimensions Overall: 20.2 x 5.7 x 3.1 cm (7 15/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-70/2449/ 331./ 331./ Tonga./ 30/
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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