Halibut hook

Museum number:
2-30940
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020030940
Accession number:
Acc.1931
Description:
Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).
Donor:
James P. Heath, Phyllis Heath Walker, and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Prince of Wales Island, Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Alexander Archipelago; Prince of Wales Island
Culture or time period:
Haida
Collector:
Harold Heath
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fishhooks
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 27.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Halibut hook, accession number 2-30940, described as Halibut hook; wood with bone barb; cord of twisted spruce root; shank with barb. Red cedar, according to Reg Davidson, Haida sculptor (October 1990).

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