Fish-Hook
Fish-Hook
Object name: Fish-Hook
Date: 1700-1840
Dimensions:
70 x 70 mm
Medium: Shell, tortoise-shell, glass
Object number: C03255DUP
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.
Polynesia, possibly Friendly Islands.
Culture: Oceania