Place MadePacific --Marshall Islands
Title
Fishhook
Mediumshell, fiber
Dimensions1 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (2.9 × 6.7 cm)
Object number00.200.692
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionSmall fish hook made with a white colored shank of opalescent shell with a second piece of shell lashed to the shank with fiber; point is broken off. Looks similar to fish hooks attributed to the Marshall Islands.On View
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