Halibut Hook Item Number: 3259/34 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large wooden halibut hook. Two pieces of wood, lashed together by cotton sailor's binding, to form a V-shape. Iron spike is lashed at an acute angle to shorter arm. The hollowed-out arm is carved with an animal body, with exposed ribs, a hole in the chest, and vertebrae and a tail extending over the head of a bird.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada during 1880
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Margaret Hess before September 28, 2017
- Received from Margaret Hess (Donor) on September 28, 2017
What
- Name
- Halibut Hook
- Identification Number
- 3259/34
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- alder wood, cotton fibre and iron metal
- Overall
- height 30.7 cm, width 14.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- Margaret Hess
- Received from
- Margaret Hess (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- during 1880
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before September 28, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on September 28, 2017
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3259/0034