Fish hook with plain, unbarbed point, which is bound to a shank attached to a twisted piece of cord. This hook [.5] is tied together with eight others [.1 to .4 and .6 to .9]. [ZM 20/7/2004]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fish hook with plain, unbarbed point, which is bound to a shank attached to a twisted piece of cord. This hook [.5] is tied together with eight others [.1 to .4 and .6 to .9]. [ZM 20/7/2004]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Massim
Person: Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows; PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows; PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1933
Date collected: 1933
Acquisition information: Donated: 1933
Materials and processes: Material Palm Wood Plant, Material String Plant, Process Tied, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions: Length: max 620 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 1933.18.51.5

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