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Knife, Old Type16.1/937
Strike A Light16.1/782
Fishhook, Salmon16.1/721
Blade, Spade16.1/719
War Knife16/8631 A
Top With String16/8609
Dagger Or Knife, War16/8602
Line With Hooks (2)16/917

THE KWAKIUTL OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. BOAS, FRANZ MEMOIRS, 8, 1909

Material
wood, iron metal and plant fibre
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Halibut Hook3259/34

Large wooden halibut hook. Two pieces of wood, lashed together by cotton sailor's binding, to form a V-shape. Iron spike is lashed at an acute angle to shorter arm. The hollowed-out arm is carved with an animal body, with exposed ribs, a hole in the chest, and vertebrae and a tail extending over the head of a bird.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
alder wood, cotton fibre and iron metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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