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Object Number
00-8-70/55409
Display Title
Calcite stalagmite shaft for fish hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, shank made from calcite, cylindrical, perforated and tapered end
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Nauru Island
Materials
Calcite
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (3 9/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55409
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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| 06-13-70/66582 | Portion of fish hook with calcite shank |
Fishhook
|
Nauru Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55410 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Nauru Island
| |
| 07-13-70/72093 | Shank of fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Marshall Islands
| |
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Fishhook
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British Columbia
| |
| 00-8-70/55771 | Unfinished fish hooks |
Fishhook
|
Pingalape Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55352 | Fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Tongatapu island
| |
| 61-8-70/3941 | Shell fish hook |
Fishhook
|
Marshall Islands
| |
| 80-21-60/22432 | Fish hook for cuttle fish |
Fishhook
|
Japan
| |
| 46-78-10/28063 | Wooden fish hook with metal hook held together by cord |
Fishhook
|
Alaska
| |
| 07-5-10/72423 | Fish hooks and line. Line made of Apocynum. Hooks made from thorns of black haw. |
Fishhook
|
Idaho
| |
| 17-50-70/D838 | Trawling fish hook with cord |
Fishhook
|
New Zealand
| |
Image Not Available
for Piece of Calcite
| 92-49-20/C397 | Piece of Calcite |
Stone
|
Copan
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