Fish-Hook
Fish-Hook
Object name: Fish-Hook
Date: 1700-1900
Dimensions:
210 x 86 x 13 mm
Medium: Wood, bark, bone
Object number: C03274
DescriptionLarge fish hook made of a bent piece of wood, for catching halibut. The wood element curves back onto itself with a section of the tapering end projecting out from the shaft. A sharp, straight barb of bone is lashed onto the shaft with flat bark on the inside of the loop.
Nootka Sound.
Nootka Sound.