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fish-hook
Object Type
fish-hook
Museum number
Oc1896,1119.14
Description
Fish-hook of pearl-shell, with attached short fibre cord. No barbs and the point is ground off square.
Production date
19thC
(?)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Society Islands
Found/Acquired:
Tahiti
Found/Acquired:
Tuvalu
(stylistic identification)
Materials
mother-of-pearl
fibre
Dimensions
Height:
7.50 centimetres
Width:
4 centimetres
Depth:
1 centimetres
Curator's comments
Registration slip: Tahiti. Identified as from Tuvalu by Daniel Blau
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
William Strutt
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Oc1896,1119.14