Fish Hook Item Number: H1.342 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Three gold plated fish hooks (parts a-c). The hooks are currently tied with yellow thread to a square piece of cardboard (part d) titled ‘Gold Fishhooks’.
Narrative
The fish hooks were said to have been dredged up from a river during gold mining operations in the 1940s in Colombia, and given by. Lt. Gov. Charles Banks to Dr. Norman Mackenzie in 1947.
Item History
- Made in Colombia
- Collected during 1945
- Owned by Charles Banks before 1947
- Owned by Norman A. M. Mackenzie between 1947 and May 1970
- Received from Norman A. M. Mackenzie (Donor) during May 1970
What
- Name
- Fish Hook
- Identification Number
- H1.342 a-d
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- gold metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaten
- Part A
- height 1.9 cm, width 0.5 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Part C
- height 2.4 cm, width 0.6 cm, depth 0.1 cm
- Part D
- height 6.3 cm, width 7.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Charles Banks and Norman A. M. Mackenzie
- Received from
- Norman A. M. Mackenzie (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Colombia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1945
- Ownership Date
- before 1947 and between 1947 and May 1970
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1970
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2236/0001 a-d