Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0112 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fish 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 | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Sea turtlee shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | J-shaped fishing hook carved from a single piece of turtle shell; Small lateral knob near proximal end for line attachment and short expanded barb at distal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 4.1 | |