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Object Number
72-20-70/6865
Display Title
Fish hook made of shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved flattened shell with shell barb bound with fiber, raffia tail
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Kiribati
Materials
Fiber, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 3 x 6 cm (4 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
6865
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Museum of Comparative Zoology
(1872)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85-7-70/37601 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55650 | Fish hook - shell |
Fishhook
|
Kiribati
| |
| 61-8-70/3941 | Shell fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 67-10-70/26472 | Fish hook of tortoise shell and shell |
Fishhook
|
Tokelau Island
| |
| 46-78-70/2394 | Fish hook of pearl shell and tortoise shell |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55500 | Shell fish hooks |
Fishhook
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55479 | Shell fish hooks |
Fishhook
|
Likiep Atoll
| |
| 00-8-70/55500.1 | Shell fish hooks |
Fishhook
|
Jaluit Atoll
| |
| 47-73-70/2894 | Shell and bone fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Ysabel Island
| |
| 78-52-70/15781 | Shell fish hooks |
Fishhook
|
Gilbert Islands
| |
| 92-4-70/48379 | Shell fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Gilbert Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55432 | Shell fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Funafuti Island
|