Halibut Hook Item Number: 3460/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Disassembled halibut hook made of wood. Thin arm of hook (part a) is carved into a bird figure at its top, has a rectangular shaft and conical bottom. Cone is carved in high relief. Entire arm has a flat back. The bird figure has large circular eyes, a long beak pointing down the body, wide legs and feather designs incised on its wings. There is a hole through the middle of the bird, just above the fork of its legs. A thick and braided piece of fibre cording, with a knotted loop end, is strung through the hole. Wood is brown-yellow, cord is beige. Thick arm of hook (part b) has a triangular head with a wide, rectangular groove in its centre. Groove was likely where the arms would have been tied together. Bottom of arm is slightly angled. Wood is brown-red. Iron barb is missing.
Narrative
The two halibut hooks, 3460/1-2, were collected in Alaska, probably around 1920, by Franklin D. Scott (the father of a friend of the donor), who had spent a summer fishing in Alaska to pay for college.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA before 1920
- Collected in Alaska, USA during 1920
- Owned by Franklin D. Scott
- Owned by Judith Hall before November 4, 2020
- Received from Judith Hall (Donor) on November 4, 2020
What
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit ?
- Previous Owner
- Franklin D. Scott and Judith Hall
- Received from
- Judith Hall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1920
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before November 4, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on November 4, 2020
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3460/0002 a-b