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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4472, described as Large fish lure. Fish shaped carved bone with curved nail for hook, 2 perforations near tail.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4486, described as Small fish lure. Tear shaped "fossil" ivory with bent metal hook. 2 perforations near pointed end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2024, described as Partial mammoth tooth with inlaid blue bead eyes, 3 perforations. Remnant baleen leader.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-29371, described as Iron and ivory, oblong. 2 perforations at one end, Curved iron hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4485, described as Oblong piece "fossil" ivory with iron hook, baleen leader.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4488, described as Cylindrical ivory with curved metal hook, 2 ply cotton cordage attached.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2709, described as Re-carved "fossil" ivory in shape of fish. Perforated underside and tail, inset eyes.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2965, described as Ivory with metal hook (refashioned nail). Hook has 2 perforations at tail end, inlaid lead (?) decorations including fish (?).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2039, described as Bone carved in shape of fish with bifurcated tail. 2 perforations near tail, curved iron hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2023, described as Fish-shaped ivory, lead eyes, perforated in 3 places.

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