Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0483 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bait stick | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Long cylindrical club-like implement whose distal end tapers abruptly and is rounded; Proximal end tapers gradually, culminating in a small knob for attaching to fishing line; Below point where shaft tapers, surface is actually four-sided, with each face carved with a series of shallow and closely spaced longitudinal grooves; For use, bait stick was rubbed with blood and then suspended in water to attract fish. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.3, Thickness = 7.0, Length = 82.5 | |