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Object Number
47-73-70/2894
Display Title
Shell and bone fish hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved shell back with tortoise shell hook tied with plant fiber, bead
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Solomon islands
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Ysabel Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Tunnibuli
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-73-70/2894
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