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Object Number
47-73-70/2900
Display Title
Fishhooks - shell and bone
Descriptions
Object Description
Fishhooks - shell and bone
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved bone, curved shell hook attached with fiber cord
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
Ugi
Materials
Bone, Fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 3 x 1.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-73-70/2900
Provenance
Collector
Dr. W. L. Moss
(1929)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. W. L. Moss
(1947)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47-73-70/2900.2 | Fishhooks - shell and bone |
Fishhook
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Ugi
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| 47-73-70/2900.1 | Fishhooks - shell and bone |
Fishhook
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| |
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