Fish hook

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
A single piece turtle shell hook is lashed a small pearl shell lure (fish hook). Turtle shell shank with backing of lighter coloured turtle shell in the form of a little fish. Decoration lashing of two-ply plant fibre.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Turtle shell hook is lashed to a small pearl shell lure (fish hook). Turtle shell shank with backing of lighter coloured turtle shell in the form of a little fish. Decoration lashing of two-ply plant fibre.
Measurements
70 x 25 x 12 mm - HxWxD [verified].
Production place
Star Harbour, San Cristobal, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/100

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