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1934.31.3

Cassis shell, used for making shanks of fish hooks which act as lures. [LM 20/06/2007]

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1934.31.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cassis shell, used for making shanks of fish hooks which act as lures. [LM 20/06/2007]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Buka Petats Islands
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Shell
Dimensions
Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.31.3

Search terms: Animalia, Fishing, Shell, Fishing Accessory, Hook, Lure

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