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2002.10.1

Specimen of a male phasmid insect, Eurycantha latro (orthoptera)

2002.10.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Specimen of a male phasmid insect, Eurycantha latro (orthoptera)
Long description
Specimen of a male phasmid insect, Eurycantha latro (orthoptera), the natural spur which only occurs on the males is used to form the point of fish hooks. For examples of hooks made with this insect see 1913.88.276-279 and 1919.58.111-115.'
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim D’Entrecasteaux Islands Goodenough Island
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Unknown Source
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2002
Date collected
By 2002
Acquisition information
Found unentered: 24/01/2002
Materials and processes
Material Insect
Dimensions
Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 195 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2002.10.1

Search terms: Fishing, Specimen, Fishing Accessory, Hook

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