fish-hook
- Museum number
- Oc.4314
- Description
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Fish-hook made of bone, cord (vegetable fibre), string (olona fibre). Made of two pieces of bone fitted together at the middle and fastened with fine cord tightened by a wedge on each side. A fibre cord is attached to the shank.
- Dimensions
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Height: 22.50 centimetres
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Width: 4.25 centimetres
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Depth: 1.90 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1975 – 1985 12 Dec-23 Jun, London, BM, Museum of Mankind, Hawaii
- Acquisition date
- 1860-1869
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc.4314
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc186?C1.4313-4314 (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: Oc.4313-4314 (Previous group record)