Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0146 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Shark hook | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Cordage | |
| Description | Large two-piece wooden hook with J-shaped shank with notched end for attachment of line; Separate wooden hook is recurved and diagonally spliced to distal end of shank and wrapped in native cordage; Length of 3-ply native cordage line is attached to proximal end of shank. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.5, Length = 15.5 | |