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1920.100.199

Shell fish hook with shank carved roughly in the shape of a fish. [MJD 15/04/2009]

1920.100.199

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shell fish hook with shank carved roughly in the shape of a fish. [MJD 15/04/2009]
Person
Field collector Robert Henry Codrington
Field collector Melanesian Mission
PRM source Robert Henry Codrington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
By 1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Process Carved, Process Ground
Dimensions
Width: max 26 mm, Length: max 53 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.199

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