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1966.1.838

Fish hook with shell shank and bone hook with remains of hair lure in bindings and twisted plant fibre line. [MJD 22/06/2009]

1966.1.838

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook with shell shank and bone hook with remains of hair lure in bindings and twisted plant fibre line. [MJD 22/06/2009]
Person
Field collector Marriott
Field collector Marriot
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Bone, Material Plant Fibre, Material Hair, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 22 mm, Length 143 mm shank, Length 65 mm hook
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.838 Other numbers: 1948.214.42

Search terms: Fishing, Hook, Line, Lure, Fishing Accessory

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