Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0030 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fish hook | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | Unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Bone | |
| Description | Small and very delicate J-shaped hook carved from a piece of bone; Entire hook is round in cross-section; Long, pronounced downward-pointing barb extends from hook’s shaft, pointing into the curved point; Distal end tapers to a very sharp point and includes a very small barb on the interior edge just below the actual distal point. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.3 | |