Halibut Hook
29-175-400
From: Canada | British Columbia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-400 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Canada | British Columbia |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Spruce Root | Metal |
| Description | V-shaped; two pieces of wood lashed together with split spruce root. One arm carved to represent a bird? Eyes, tip of beak, tail, side feathers and "ears"(?) "burned" brown coloring. Line attached. Nail lashed to end of other stick with split spruce root. |
| Length | 30 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9912 - Collector Number |
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