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Object Number
46-78-70/2394
Display Title
Fish hook of pearl shell and tortoise shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Fish hook of pearl shell and tortoise shell
Inventory Description
Fishhook, shell back with attached tortoise shell hook, twisted fiber line
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm (3 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2394
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55792 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55792.1 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55792.2 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55792.3 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 48-51-70/2944 | Tortoise shell fish hooks suspended from cord - worn by men on the head |
Fishhook
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 67-10-70/26472 | Fish hook of tortoise shell and shell |
Fishhook
|
Tokelau Island
| |
| 95-20-70/48444 | Fishhook, iridescent shell lure, carved tortoise shell hook, twisted fiber cord |
Fishhook
|
Hawaii
| |
| 47-73-70/2894 | Shell and bone fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Ysabel Island
| |
| 48-56-70/3143 | Shell, bone and tortoise shell fishhook |
Fishhook
|
Tonga
| |
| 17-53-70/D853 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 48-51-70/2978 | Fishhook and line |
Fishhook
|
Yap Islands
| |
| 03-1-70/62737 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
French Polynesia
Caroline Islands |