Fish-Hook
Date1700-1900
MediumWood, bark, bone
DimensionsObject/Work: 210 x 86 x 13 mm
ClassificationsAgriculture/subsistence
Terms
Object numberC03274
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.
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