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HookZ 34968

Small hook made from knotted hemlock with bone point lashed on with root.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood and root
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1978.10

Broken hook made from two bent pieces of wood lashed together with root. The barb is the sharpened end of one section of bent wood and is strengthened by a knotted cross piece of root. The hook has a length of rope tied to the lower arm which would have secured it to the weighted line. The lower arm tapers off into a small carving of a bird, possibly a raven.; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1954.136

Bone fish gorge attached to a twisted two strand gut line and mounted on a card.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast ?
Material
bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1949.219 B

Two V-shaped trolling fish hooks with flexible whalebone snoods or shafts, and bone points lashed on with cherry bark.; Good

Culture
Chinook
Material
wood, bark and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1949.198 A; 1949.198 B; 1949.198 C; 1949.198 D; 1949.198 E; 1949.198 F; 1949.198 G

A) Medium sized hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The tip of the lower arm is also lashed with root. A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped between the two arms, possibly for securing the bait on the hook. B) A slightly larger hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The part of the lower arm is also lashed with root but the tip has a portion of much finer material which could possibly be a regional style (other hooks with this are Z 34969 and Z 34973). A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped around the barb lashing. C) Missing 1993, but described as Bone fish hook made in two pieces, the barb being lashed to the shank with sinew. Sinew line attached. D) Large wooden halibut hook made from hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper with root. Near to the barb a length of sinew has been roughly tied. Attached to the lower arm is the twisted nettle fibre leader which would have anchored the hook to the line and a weight. The leader is secured to the lower arm with an extra binding of root and possibly cherry bark. E) Missing 1993, has the following description on the catalogue card, large wooden halibut hook with straight bone barbs and line attached . F) Whaling harpoon head made from two prongs of elk antler hold a mussel shell Mytilus californianus. The shell is bound in position with bark and spruce gum. Attached to the harpoon head is a length of line made from whale sinew or some such material, the end of which is looped and bound with cherry bark. G) Missing 1993, catalogue card description states, shell and bone harpoon head. Good

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood, bone and shell
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1934.1075 C

Three halibut hooks made from bent hemlock and lashing of spruce root. A) Has a bone barb, B) an iron barb, and C) a bone barb.; Good

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, bone, root, metal and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Hook1928.968 B

A) Large bent wood halibut hook with a bone barb and lashing on upper and lower arms of bark. B) Large bent wood halibut hook with a bone barb lashed onto the upper arm with root, and the lower arm tightly wrapped with string. A length of string has been wrapped between the two arms near the barb, possibly for securing the bait.; Good

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
wood, hemlock wood ? and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon Head1927.1633

A harpoon head made of a piece of mussel shell fixed in between two hollow pieces of wood, the ends of which are lashed with bark. The shell is coated with spruce gum and is badly chipped.; Fragile.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
shell
Made in
“?Asia; ?Siberia; ?Chukchi Autonomous Territory” ?
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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Harpoon1925.389

Harpoon head with thick line attached made from sinew wrapped with nettle fibre cord. The harpoon head is composed of a two prongs of bone bound together with the aforementioned line and some bark. The head is lacking an iron point which was present when it was registered as a deposit in 1912. The are traces of spruce gum or some such material on the head.; Good.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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HookE 1898.68 B

Two wood and bone hooks for halibut fishing. Both hooks are U-shaped with the bone barb lashed on with cedar bark and the tapering end similarly wrapped. The hooks are made from bent hemlock or some other such hard wood.; Good

Culture
Makah ? or Nuu-chah-nulth ?
Material
wood and bone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MAA: University of Cambridge
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