Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0466 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Octopus lure | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | Unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Stone; Wood; Bone; String | |
| Description | Octopus lure consisting of large cowrie shell (unmodified except for small hole made at either end to facilitate hafting) and hemispherical, grooved sinker stone, both hafted back-to-back to central wooden shank with 3-ply string; Wooden shank extends above and below both the cowrie shell and the stone sinker stone, and a sharp tapered bone hook is tied to lower end of shank with string. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.6, Thickness = 7.2, Length = 15.9 | |