Hook Item Number: C123 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A curled fish hook shape with a notch at one end and a barb at the other end of similar length.
History Of Use
For fishing.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Hook
- Identification Number
- C123
- Type of Item
- hook
- Material
- coconut nutshell
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 5.4 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 0.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/0539