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Fishhook and line
Object Number 48-51-70/2976
Display Title Fishhook and line
Descriptions
Object Description Shell and tortoise shell fish hook with line attched (belong in box +
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved, perforated tortoise shell hook, bound to carved shell with twisted fiber cordage, attached lenth of line is coiled
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Shell , Tortoiseshell , Fiber
Dimensions Overall (Measurement reflects hook and coiled line): 10.8 × 4 × 2.9 cm (4 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/2976

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