Gorge hook

Museum number:
2-505
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Bone fish gorge hook. Bi-pointed with central groove. Alternate name for this item is : gull lure.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gorge hooks
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Used to catch gulls (?). See Nelson, p. 133, 2nd paragraph and P1. LI:7 .
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, p. 133 and Pl. LI:7.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gorge hook, accession number 2-505, described as Bone fish gorge hook. Bi-pointed with central groove. Alternate name for this item is : gull lure.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gorge hook, accession number 2-505, described as Bone fish gorge hook. Bi-pointed with central groove. Alternate name for this item is : gull lure.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gorge hook, accession number 2-505, described as Bone fish gorge hook. Bi-pointed with central groove. Alternate name for this item is : gull lure.

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