Halibut Hook, Carved Item Number: 19/1152 from the American Museum of Natural History
Publications
TLINGIT HALIBUT HOOKS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE VISUAL SYMBOLS OF A RITE OF PASSAGE. JONAITIS, ALDONA ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS, 57, 1981
PRIMITIVE ART. BOAS, FRANZ, 1951, Publisher: CAPITAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
Item History
- Made in Chilkat, Haines Borough, Alaska, USA
- Received from George T. Emmons
What
- Name
- Halibut Hook, Carved
- Identification Number
- 19/1152
- Type of Item
- halibut hook
- Material
- wood, plant fibre, metal and pigment
- Overall
- length 33.0 cm, width 12.0 cm, height 4.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit: Chilkat
- Received from
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- American Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Chilkat, Haines Borough, Alaska, USA
Other
- Subject
- BEAVER