Description (Labels & Markings)
'Gavutu / 1903 / Solomon Ids' lightly incised on the back of the shank. 'Gavutu' lightly incised on the inside of the shank. 'Z 32092 C' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 32092 A-E: '5 fish hooks: A - pearl + turtle shell, red + white bead lure from Simbo? B + C - pearl + turtle shell, red + white bead lure. D - pearl shell + turtle shell, transparent bead lure. E - pearl shell + turtle shall, smaller, no lure.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Field collection)
The engraved inscription 'Gavutu / 1903 / Solomon Ids' on the back of the hook is consistent in style and date with other inscriptions found on objects thought to have been collected by Woodford in 1903.
Event Date 1903
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (References)
Illustrated in Lucie Carreau. 2016. Collections from the Solomon Islands. Cambridge: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.13275, p.60.
Event Date 2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Small fish-hook formed of a shank of polished shell to which is attached an incurving point of turtle-shell. They are lashed together with plant fibre. A small tassel of three red glass breads is attached to the lower part of the hook with plant fibre and red cloth. There are natural three natural holes/galleries made by a parasite visible on the back of the shank.
Event Date 4/4/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Other owners)
According to MAA, this object was previously in the collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley. Its original Beasley number is not known.
Event Date 12/09/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau