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1921.93.339

Fish hook of pearl shell shank and shell point lashed with bast plant fibre. Plant fibre tuft bound to shank. [MJD 17/03/2009]

1921.93.339

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook of pearl shell shank and shell point lashed with bast plant fibre. Plant fibre tuft bound to shank. [MJD 17/03/2009]
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 10/1873
Date collected
25 October 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Bast Fibre Bark Plant, Material Pearl Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 97 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.339

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