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Object Number
48-51-70/2944
Display Title
Tortoise shell fish hooks suspended from cord - worn by men on the head
Descriptions
Object Description
Tortoise shell fish hooks suspended from cord - worn by men on the head
Inventory Description
Fishhooks, tortoise shell, some barbed, perforated and tied to fiber cord
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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Federated States of Micronesia
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<State>
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Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
Caroline Islands
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
48-51-70/2944
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, 1947
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for Tortoise shell fish hooks
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