| Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0002-0001 |
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| Category |
Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Fishing lure and hook |
| Culture |
Melanesian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Santa Cruz Islands |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
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| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Island: Tikopia |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1976 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Shell: pearl oyster (Pinctada sp.); Bone; Monofilament line; Nylon cordage |
| Description |
Composite fishing lure and hook comprising an elongated pearl oyster shell shaft that has been cut from a pearl oyster shell and has a squared off lower end and tapers to a point on its upper end; Shaft is characteristically thicker on its upper end; Carefully cut and highly polished bone J-shaped hook with rectangular shaft is lashed to shell shaft with monofilament line that is threaded through two holes drilled in the hook’s shaft; Bundle of numerous individual nylon threads is laid out flat on reverse face of shell shaft (with the ends of the bundle hanging down from the base) and is secured within the monofilament line that fastens the hook to the shaft; Single hole drilled through top of shell shaft provides for attaching the lure to a fishing line. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 1.6, Thickness = 3.2, Length = 9.0 |