Accession No

1954.318 C


Description

Fish-hook with large shell or bone shank and tortoiseshell point. Shank and point are bound together with thin cords of twisted plant fibre and a small wooden washer. The top of the shank is carved to form a lug to which can be attached a fibre snood (not present).


Place

Oceania; Melanesia; Solomon Islands; Bougainville


Period


Source

Voyce, Arthur Henry (Rev.) [collector]; Beasley, Harry Geoffrey [subsequent collector]; Beasley, Irene Marguerite [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1954.318 C; 674 [Voyce no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

?Shell; ?Bone; Turtle-shell; Wood; Plant; Fibre


Local Term


Measurements

17mm x 27mm x 99mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
'874' inscribed in black ink on the back of the shank - this is part of the numbering system devised by Reverend Arthur Henry Voyce of the Methodist Mission.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Field collection)
This object was originally collected on Bougainville Island by Reverend Arthur Henry Voyce of the Methodist Mission.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Related Documents)
On catalogue card for 1954.318 A-G, 'Fish hooks with massive shell shank and tortoiseshell hook, a piece of wood included in the binding. A-E shank has some sort of enlargement for attachment of line. &F this takes the form of a double projection on one side. G. Shank pierced.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Labels & Markings)
'54.318 C' inscribed in black ink on the back of the shank.
Event Date 1954
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Fish-hook with large shell shank and tortoiseshell point. Shank and point are bound together with thin cords of twisted plant fibre and a small wooden washer. The top of the shank is carved to form a lug to which can be attached a fibre snood (not present).
Event Date 14/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Other owners)
This object was previously in the collection of Harry Geoffrey Beasley. Its original Beasley number is not known.
Event Date 12/9/2017
Author: Lucie Carreau


Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2024.13 | Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous Futures for Colonial Collections
Event Date 3/12/2024
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


FM:273918

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