Sinker
Title

Sinker

Mediumwhale skeletal bone, hide
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1 × 7 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 17.8 cm)
Object number00.200.183
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionLarge sinker (or fish lure) carved out of whale skeletal bone and perforated at both ends for attachment; fragmentary hide thong at one end.
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