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Squid hook
Object Number 85-7-70/37605
Display Title Squid hook
Descriptions
Object Description Squid or octopus lure
Inventory Description Hook, straight wooden stem, two curved metal barbs attached with cordage at one end, shell and stone attached with cordage at other end, semi-spherical speckled red-brown shell, two perforations in shell, semi-spherical brown stone, indented channel carved in stone, cordage extending from end of shell
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii
Materials Wood , Shell , Fiber , Stone , Iron
Dimensions Overall: 23.3 × 9.2 × 6.7 cm (9 3/16 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37605
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)

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