Appears to be a halibut hook and line? Carved arm of hook is carved in the form of a halibut. Note: Cultural and locality identification in Anthropology catalogue card and ledger book lists this as Scowallis [sic] Tribe of Haida Indians, Prince of Wales Archipelago. It may be speculated that "Scowallis Tribe" is actually [Chief] Skowal's [a.k.a. Skowl] tribe, i.e. Kasaan or Howkan?

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; PL. 30, FIG. 141, P. 286." FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "TRAWL-LINE.-FOR OCEAN FISHING. THE GROUND LINE IS MADE OF CEDAR ROOTS, THE SNOODS OR GANGINGS OF WHALEBONE AND CEDAR, AND THE HOOKS OF STEAMED AND BENT CEDAR WOOD,WITH BARBS OF IRON. KWAKIUTL INDIANS (WAKASHAN STOCK), VANCOUVER ISLAND, B. C. COLLECTED BY DR. T. T. MINOR."Note: E6560 and E306355 were mixed together in NHB storage. It is unclear if all parts have been sorted out and given their correct numbers. Note also that E6560 is supposed to be a trawl line with small bentwood hooks, but there is also a large halibut hook with that number, which may be incorrect?

LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY 1/2 SENT TO GIGLIOLI, ITALY.

FROM CARD: "DEPOSITED. MADE OF FANCY GIGANTIA."