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1911.54.76

Bonito lure: pearl shell shank with incised and black-infilled fish motif, bound with commercial cotton string to a turtleshell point. [LM 20/06/2007]

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1911.54.76

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bonito lure: pearl shell shank with incised and black-infilled fish motif, bound with commercial cotton string to a turtleshell point. [LM 20/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
San Cristobal
Person
Field collector Frederick Henry Drew
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Frederick Henry Drew
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Pearl Shell, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 82 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.54.76

Search terms: Fishing, Figure, Hook, Lure, Fishing Accessory, Fish Figure