Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '23.93 A' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 22/11/2007
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
On catalogue card for 1923.93 A-E: '[one of] 5 fishhooks. [A] of mother of pearl made to represent [a] small fish. no barb is used as they are used for flying fish which bolt the bait and are not able to disgorge it.'
Event Date 22/11/2007
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '23.93 a.b.c.d.e Melanesia (Solomons & New Hebrides). Five fish-hooks [underlined]. a.b.c. [underlined] of mother of pearl made to represent small fish no barb is made as they are made for flying fish which bite the bait and are not able to disgorge it. From Ulawa [underlined] and Malaita [underlined] Ids. Solomon group. d. [underlined] made from Turtle shell. used for ['bonito' crossed out in black ink] reef fishing in San Christoval [sic]. Solomons. fr: Bia at N.W. end. e. [underlined] of Turtle shell used for Bonito and fish of same size and weight. now many seldom made as hooks of [word unclear] [?]make but come into unusual [illegible]. From [?]Oba [underlined] [sic ?Aoba now Ambae]. New Hebrides. (i.e. Leper's Id) but it is not certain that they are all made there. C & D. Rev. Wm Hy. Edgell.'; [later addition handwritten in black ball point:] 'Halaita'.

Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] '1923.93.A.E. Solomon Islands Ulawa. 5 fish hooks. "A" "C" "B" Edgell'. [Red circular sticker top right of card.]
Event Date 12/6/2013
Author: Heather Donoghue

Description (CMS Description)
Small fishhook of mother of pearl, carved in the shape of a fish and decorated with an incised dot for an eye and three incised lines for gills on both side.
Event Date 19/3/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau