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1966.1.843

Fish hook with shell shank and turtle shell hook with remains of feather lure and twisted line. [MJD 22/06/2009]

1966.1.843

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook with shell shank and turtle shell hook with remains of feather lure and twisted line. [MJD 22/06/2009]
Person
Field collector Corder
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material Plant Fibre, Material Bird Feather, Material Conus Shell, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 78 mm, Length 56 mm shank, Length 27 mm hook
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.843 Other numbers: 89

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

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