Fish-Hook

Date1700-1900

MediumWood, bark, plant fibre

DimensionsObject/Work: 161 x 65 mm

ClassificationsAgriculture/subsistence

Terms

Object numberC03283

DescriptionMedium halibut hook. The shaft is made of wood bent back on itself in a loop. A long straight barb of wood is lashed to the top of the shaft on the inside of the loop. There is a bar of lashed and knotted twine across the loop to hold it in place.
Nootka sound.

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