Wooden Fish-Hooks, Bone Points Item Number: E20654-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM 19TH CENTURY EXHIBIT CATALOGUE EXCERPT WITH CARD: "(97) FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [P.] 921. FISH-HOOKS (4). SHANK MADE OF A HEMLOCK SPLINT, THE ENDS BROUGHT NEARLY TOGETHER AND HELD BY A LIGHT LASHING; SHORT, WOODEN BARB; LINE, TWISTED BARK. INDIANS OF NORTHWEST COAST. LENGTH, 4 TO 5 1/2 INCHES. BELLA BELLA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1876. 20,654. JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Wooden Fish-Hooks, Bone Points
- Identification Number
- E20654-0
- Type of Item
- fish hook
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004686