Hook Item Number: Z 43518 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Bent halibut hook of hemlock with bone barb lashed into place with split spruce root. The tapering lower arm has its tip lashed with very fine twine. A leader line is attached to the lower arm.; Good
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; Bent hooks were shaped by steaming, and amongst the Kwakiutl a mould was used to wrap the steamed wood around. The hook would be set with a piece of bait, possibly some octopus. The hook was then attached to a weighted line by a leader, often made from nettle fibre, the upper arm of the hook was that with the barb. The larger hooks were used for halibut fishing, and the smaller ones were secured in a series to a line for catching ling- cod, and sculpin. This hook has many bite marks near the bone barb where halibut have struggled.; Exhibited: Old anthropological displays at CUMAA, case 35/34, dismantled 14081986.