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1913.88.276

Fish hook made from the spurred leg-joint of an insect, Eurycantha latro, attached to a snood of plant fibre string. [LM 20/06/2007]

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1913.88.276

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook made from the spurred leg-joint of an insect, Eurycantha latro, attached to a snood of plant fibre string. [LM 20/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim D’Entrecasteaux Islands Goodenough Island
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 1913
Materials and processes
Material Insect, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 160 mm coiled snood, Length: max 45 mm hook
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.88.276

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Hook