- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Fish hook of pearl shell with string line. [MJD 17/04/2009]
- Geographical reference
- Manus Province Wuvulu Island
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1917
- Date collected
- By 1917
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1917
- Materials and processes
- Material Pearl Shell, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Twisted, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Length 42 mm hook, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 114 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1917.22.2
Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Hook
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