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Object Number 99-1-70/52221
Display Title Fishhook
Descriptions
Object Description Fishhook
Inventory Description Fishhook, carved shell back with tortoise shell hook tied with plant fiber
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 1.4 x 1.8 cm (2 7/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52221

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