Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0036 | |
| 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; Salt Pond, Hanapepe | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Shell: Gold-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) | |
| Description | Small J-shaped fish hook carved from a piece of abalone shell; Dorsal and ventral faces of hook are somewhat flattened, with slightly rounded edges; The straight shaft curves sharply and widely, tapering to a sharp, inward-pointing distal end; Very small barb at proximal end may have aided in attaching hook to a line, or may indicate that hook was originally perforated and is now missing nearly all of its proximal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.4 | |