Fish-Hook
Date1700-1840
MediumShell, tortoise-shell, glass
DimensionsObject/Work: 70 x 70 mm
ClassificationsAgriculture/subsistence
Terms
Object numberC03255DUP
DescriptionSmall Aipa or fish hook. The shank is formed of a plate of pearl shell, and a curved turtle-shell hook is attached to the shank with fibre string. A hackle of tiny red glass beads is also threaded on the fibre.Polynesia, possibly Friendly Islands.
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