Place MadeAlaska
Title
Fish Hook
Mediumbone, ferrous metal
Dimensions1/4 × 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (0.6 × 1.6 × 5.7 cm)
Object number00.200.14
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionBone shank decorated with bow-drill bullseyes; one extremity is drilled through to accommodate the fishing line; the hook is a common nail driven through the opposite extremity, the pointed end of the nail forming the barb, the other end crimped over.On View
Not on view
LeBaron, Edmund (attributed)
19th Century
Maker once known
circa 1925-1950
1800s
