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1894.47.8.2

Fish hook of turtleshell with string line bound to shank.

1894.47.8.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish hook of turtleshell with string line bound to shank.
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Edge Partington
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Turtleshell Reptile, Material String Plant, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 53 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.47.8.2

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Hook

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