Fishhook

Museum number:
2-16899
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Accession number:
Acc.787
Description:
Ivory fish hook with 4 metal curved points. Attached by cotton string to ivory weight with inlaid eyes.
Donor:
A. G. McFarland and Mrs. A. G. McFarland
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1900-1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Fishhooks
Accession date:
1941
Context of use:
Probably for tomcod.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
11.8 centimeters and 4.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-16899, described as Ivory fish hook with 4 metal curved points. Attached by cotton string to ivory weight with inlaid eyes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-16899, described as Ivory fish hook with 4 metal curved points. Attached by cotton string to ivory weight with inlaid eyes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishhook, accession number 2-16899, described as Ivory fish hook with 4 metal curved points. Attached by cotton string to ivory weight with inlaid eyes.

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