Fishhook
| Object Number: | 2003-32-311 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Tuamotu Archipelago |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Mother-of-Pearl Plant Fiber |
| Height: | 3.5 cm |
| Width: | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
| Other Number: | 1993.X.255 - Other Number CIVIC1993.X.255 - Other Number |
Description
Compound fishhook: pearl shell shank, turtle shell hook, with two holes for lashing. Tuamotu Islands? Exhibited at l'Exposition universelle de Paris 1900.
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