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Object Number
85-7-70/37620
Display Title
Fishing brand
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Laau melomelo
Object Description
Wooden club, fishing brand. On this wooden pendant bait is smeared and suspended in water to attract fish. The fish are hooked or scooped up.
Inventory Description
Club, conical, blunt end, speckled with traces of white, cracked
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 67.3 x 8.1 x 7.3 cm (26 1/2 x 3 3/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.620
Provenance
Provenance
Kamehameha III
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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