Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0119 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fishing lure | |
| 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. late 19th century | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Shell: Gold-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) | |
| Description | Fishing lure for catching bonito, in the form of an elongated piece of shell that has been cut from a larger pearl oyster shell and has a squared off lower end and tapers to a point on its upper end; Lateral edges have been carefully shaped and ground smooth; Single hole has been drilled through upper end to provide for attaching lure to a fishing line. NOTE: Original accession entry describes this as a bonito lure, but it is more likely only the shaft to a lure and is lacking an attached hook. (See CAS 0458-0120 for a completed example.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 10.8 | |