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Object Number
00-8-70/55410
Display Title
Fish hook
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, calcite shaft, tapered, perforated, bone point tied with fiber
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Nauru Island
Materials
Bone, Fiber, Calcite
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 1.5 x 3 cm (2 15/16 x 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55410
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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