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Shell weight for squid hook
Shell weight for squid hook
Object Number 00-8-70/55396
Display Title Shell weight for squid hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishing tool, layers of mottled brown shell on shaft, fiber cord sewing and bind
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / France / French Polynesia / Leeward Islands / Bora Bora
Additional Geographic Terms Society Islands
Materials Shell, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 7.6 x 6.6 cm (10 13/16 x 3 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55396
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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