Hook Item Number: 1928.970/Record 2 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
Hook made from two bent pieces of wood lashed together with root. The barb is the sharpened end of one section of bent wood and is strengthened by a knotted cross piece of root. The hook has a length of rope tied to the lower arm together with a loose twist of bark twine.; Good
Context
This hook is very similar to several on display at the Vancouver Museum which have been assigned a Haida provenance. The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Such hooks were used to catch black cod.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from R.S. Newall during 1928
What
- Name
- Hook
- Identification Number
- 1928.970/Record 2
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- wood and hemlock wood ?
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Received from
- R.S. Newall
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1928
Other
- Keyword
- Fishing; Tools