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CAS 0458-0021   CAS 0458-0021; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 2.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0022   CAS 0458-0022; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 2.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0023   CAS 0458-0023; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Haeleele Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 2.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0024   CAS 0458-0024; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0025   CAS 0458-0025; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 2.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0026   CAS 0458-0026; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description One piece J-shaped fish hook with small knob at proximal end for line attachment and inward curving, tapered distal end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0027   CAS 0458-0027; Fish hook
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
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 2.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0028   CAS 0458-0028; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 3.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0029   CAS 0458-0029; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 19th century
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) (?)
Description One-piece J-shaped fish hook cut from a piece of shell; Distal end tapers to a blunt point, while proximal end tapers slightly and then expands just at the tip, leaving a small extension for securing fishing line; All cut edges are highly polished.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0030   CAS 0458-0030; Fish hook
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; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description Small and very delicate J-shaped hook carved from a piece of bone; Entire hook is round in cross-section; Long, pronounced downward-pointing barb extends from hook’s shaft, pointing into the curved point; Distal end tapers to a very sharp point and includes a very small barb on the interior edge just below the actual distal point.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0031   CAS 0458-0031; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0032   CAS 0458-0032; Fish hook
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
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 2.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0033   CAS 0458-0033; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 3.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0034   CAS 0458-0034; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 19th century
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) (?)
Description One-piece J-shaped fish hook cut from a piece of shell; Distal end tapers to a blunt point, while proximal end tapers slightly and then expands just at the tip, leaving a small extension for securing fishing line; All cut edges are highly polished.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 2.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0035   CAS 0458-0035; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Salt Pond, Hanapepe
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 2.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0036   CAS 0458-0036; Fish hook
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0037   CAS 0458-0037; Fish hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Fish hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 4.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0038   CAS 0458-0038; Fish hook
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
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description J-shaped fishing hook carved from a single piece of bone; Straight-sided shaft curves upward sharply, tapering to a sharp distal point that curves back toward the shaft; Small lateral barb is carved along outside bottom edge of hook; Small lateral notch is carved just below proximal end to allow for tying hook to line.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 3.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0039   CAS 0458-0039; Fish hook
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
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Wood; Bone; Cordage
Description Two piece fish hook consisting of straight, cylindrical wooden shank (with small knob for line attachment at proximal end) and curved unperforated bone hook tied to end of shank with native (?) cordage.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 4.7

Catalog Number CAS 0458-0040   CAS 0458-0040; Octopus hook
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Octopus hook
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County Unknown
Other Geographic Data Island: Kauai; Kaaweiki Shelter
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1250-1650
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Bone
Description Hook for catching octopus, carved from a single length of bone; Elongated shaft is slight curved, tapering to a sharp point at the distal end; Proximal end is slightly flared; All surfaces have been ground smooth; For use, this hook would probably have been attached to a large shell and a stone counterweight -- see CAS 0458-0466 or CAS 0143-0525 for complete examples.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 6.3
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