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Object Number
00-8-70/55792
Display Title
Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook, carved shell back with tortoise shell hook tied with plant fiber, bead
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
Materials
Shell, Tortoiseshell, Glass, Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55792
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55792.1 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55792.2 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55792.3 | Pearl shell fishhook with tortoise shell barb |
Fishhook
|
Solomon islands
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Fishhook
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| 95-20-70/48444 | Fishhook, iridescent shell lure, carved tortoise shell hook, twisted fiber cord |
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| 47-73-70/2900.2 | Fishhooks - shell and bone |
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| 47-73-70/2900.1 | Fishhooks - shell and bone |
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Ugi
| |
| 48-51-70/2978 | Fishhook and line |
Fishhook
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Yap Islands
| |
| 48-51-70/2944 | Tortoise shell fish hooks suspended from cord - worn by men on the head |
Fishhook
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| |
| 47-73-70/2894 | Shell and bone fish hook |
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