Accession No
1921.565.73
Description
Small fish-hook formed of a shank of shell and a point of turtle shell (incurving), lashed together with plant fibre and provided with a small fibre hackle.
Place
Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands
Period
Source
Bourne, Edmond [Brother] [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1921.565.73
Cultural Affliation
Material
Shell; Turtle-shell; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Measurements
8mm x 20mm x 55mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'21.565.73' inscribed in black ink on the objet.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1921.565.68-76: '9 shell fish hooks'.
Event Date 1921
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small fish-hook formed of a shank of shell and a point of turtle shell (incurving), lashed together with plant fibre and provided with a small fibre hackle.
Event Date 25/10/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:264890
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