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1920.18.4

Fish hook of wood and bone attached by means of a strip of moose hide to a coil of plaited bark fishing line.

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1920.18.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook of wood and bone attached by means of a strip of moose hide to a coil of plaited bark fishing line.
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Cultural groups
Native American
Person
Field collector Elizabeth Taylor
PRM source Elizabeth Taylor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bone, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Moose Hide Skin Animal, Process Plaited, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited, Process Tied
Dimensions
Diameter: max 115 mm coiled line, Length: max 550 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.18.4

Search terms: Fishing, Line, Fishing Accessory, Hook

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