- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Fish hook of pearl shell. [MJD 21/04/2009]
- 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, Process Carved
- Dimensions
- Length: max 28 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1911.54.87
Search terms: Fishing, Hook, Lure, Fishing Accessory
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