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1962.1.6

Fish hook of pearl shell shank and turtleshell hook with string of coloured beads. [MJD 17/04/2009]

1962.1.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook of pearl shell shank and turtleshell hook with string of coloured beads. [MJD 17/04/2009]
Long description
Fish hook of pearl shell shank and turtleshell hook with string of coloured beads. The beads are red, black and white. The underside of the shank has a block of three lines of incised rectangles. [MJD 17/04/2009]
Person
Field collector Coutts Trotter
PRM source Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1962
Date collected
By 1962
Acquisition information
Donated: 1962
Materials and processes
Material Pearl Shell, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Bead, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Knotted, Process Strung, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 74 mm, Length 64 mm shank, Width: max 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1962.1.6
Research and responses

Louisa Kathleen Haldane's father was Coutts Trotter. ... [Peter Riviere, 27 February 2008]

Search terms: Fishing, Bead, Trade, Hook, Lure, Fishing Accessory

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