Description (Physical description)
Two fish hooks, A with stone shank and B made from green toothbrush.
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

Description (Labels & Markings)
'1308' inscribed in black ink on the point. This is part of the numbering system devised by Reverend Arthur Henry Voyce of the Methodist Mission.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
'Wattle' is engraved on the shank.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten catalogue card reads, '54.319 A/B. Melanesia. Solomon Is. Two fish hooks cf 54.318 A/G but A has stone shank + B synthetic one (green) probably a tooth-brush handle. Bougainville, W. Solomons. Beasley Coll. Dd.Mrs Beasley.'
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Exhibition (Maudslay Gallery)
EXH.2018.4 | Pacific Currents
Event Date
Author: Remke Velden

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

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

Context (Display)
On display in the Clarke Gallery, Intro Case, Fishhooks Drawer, from May 2012- 5 December 2017.
Event Date 5/2012
Author: rachel hand

Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2017.4010 | Assessment Only
Event Date 5/12/2017
Author: Kirstie Williams

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