Halibut Hook Item Number: 3460/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large “V”-shaped halibut hook made of two pieces of wood. Arms are tied together with fibre cording at the angled end. Longer piece is thin and straight, thicker piece has a triangular head and an iron barb tied to its other end. Barb faces inwards and is at an acute angle. Wooden wedge tied to thicker arm with fishing twine. Twine is long, fraying and white-grey. The thin arm of the hook is carved into an otter-like figure, with a hole through its middle. A thick and braided piece of fibre cording, with a knotted loop end, is strung through the hole.
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
- Name
- Halibut Hook
- Identification Number
- 3460/1
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- wood, fibre and iron metal
- Overall
- height 12.5 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm
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
- 3460/0001