Place MadePolynesia
Title
Fishhook and line
Mediumshell, fiber, tortoise shell
Dimensions5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (1.6 × 4.8 cm)
Object number00.200.691
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSmall fish hook made with a white colored shank of opalescent shell with a tortoise shell piece in the form of a hook lashed to it with fiber cord. Several feet of fiber line attached in a tightly wrapped bundle to the fish hook.On View
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