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Bonito hook ("aberama") made of clam shell and turtle carapace.
Bonito hook ("aberama") made of clam shell and turtle carapace.
Object Number 970-29-70/4793
Display Title Bonito hook ("aberama") made of clam shell and turtle carapace.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved shell back with tortoise shell hook tied with plant fiber cord
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Additional Geographic Terms Malaita, North; Lau Lagoon; Foueda village
Materials Shell, Tortoiseshell, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-29-70/4793

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