Fish Hook Item Number: A1576 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Hook with single barb hafted onto a wooden fore-shaft. The foreshaft is bound with twine which has been coated with pitch. A braided lanyard is bound onto the end of the fore-shaft.
History Of Use
Gaff hook
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by M. B. Cotsworth before September 1949
- Received from M. B. Cotsworth (Donor) during September 1949
What
- Name
- Fish Hook
- Identification Number
- A1576
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- iron metal, fibre, wood and wood resin
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, bound and worked
- Overall
- height 20.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- M. B. Cotsworth
- Received from
- M. B. Cotsworth (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 1949
- Acquisition Date
- during September 1949
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 31
- Accession Number
- 2137/0001