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1966.1.882.1

Fish lure [.1] of bone with inlaid eyes carved to represent a fish and length of sinew [.2] tied with puffin beaks. [MJD 22/06/2009]

1966.1.882.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish lure [.1] of bone with inlaid eyes carved to represent a fish and length of sinew [.2] tied with puffin beaks. [MJD 22/06/2009]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Animal Sinew, Material Puffin Beak Bird, Process Inlaid, Process Perforated, Process Knotted, Process Tied
Dimensions
Width: max 15 mm, Length: max 88 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.882.1 Accession number: 1966.1.882.2 Other numbers: 87

Search terms: Fishing, Figure, Lure, Fish Figure, Fishing Accessory, Line