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Object Number
00-8-70/55440
Display Title
Fish hook and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Lure, bone barb attached to shell base with braided fiber binding, hair on head
Classification
- Lure
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
France
/
French Polynesia
Additional Geographic Terms
Tuamotu Islands
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 4.6 x 6.8 cm (8 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55440
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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55439 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 85-7-70/37603 | Fish hook and line |
Lure
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-10-70/252 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-1-70/52223 | Fishhook |
Lure
|
French Polynesia
| |
| 00-8-70/55354 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Tongatapu island
| |
| 00-8-70/55353 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Tongatapu island
| |
| 85-7-70/37602 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
Hawaii
| |
| 05-13-70/64820 | Fish hook |
Lure
|
New Zealand
| |
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Lure
|
Alaska
| |
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Lure
|
Alaska
| |
| 94-57-10/R65 | Fish lure. Body of striped stone & slate; hook of copper. Ornamented. |
Lure
|
Alaska
| |
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Lure
|
Solomon islands
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