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1938.36.841

Fish hook with bone shank and turtleshell hook. The hook is tied to the shank with string. [MJD 20/04/2009]

1938.36.841

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook with bone shank and turtleshell hook. The hook is tied to the shank with string. [MJD 20/04/2009]
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By May 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material String, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Tied, Process Twisted, Process Notched
Dimensions
Width: max 11 mm, Length: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.841 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 788

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