Gaff Fish Hook, Iron Item Number: 2879 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Salmon gaff hook.* Fide donor GTE: Salmon gaff of iron fitted on a hollow cone and covered with spruce gum. In use it was fitted (hand tight) over the pointed end of a long sapling shaft and secured to it a short distance from the end by means of the attached cord. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on January 1, 1913
What
- Name
- Gaff Fish Hook, Iron
- Identification Number
- 2879
- Type of Item
- iron gaff fish hook
- Material
- iron metal and spruce wood
- Overall
- length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1913
Other
- Accession Number
- 870
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Object Category
- Metal
- Object Sub Category
- Iron