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Fishing Lure3274/7

Small composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barbed hook is lashed to the shell with brown fibre(?).

Culture
Yapese
Material
pearl shell and turtle shell
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure3274/6

Composite fishing lure of cut clam shell, cut in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barb is lashed to the shell by brown fibre. A bundle of twisted fibre cord is attached to the lure by brown fibre.

Culture
Yapese
Material
turtle shell, mother of pearl shell, fibre and feather ?
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure3274/4

Composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, cut in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barb is lashed to the shell by green acrylic fibre(?). A bundle of twisted fibre cord is attached to the lure by undyed and green acrylic fibre.

Culture
Yapese
Material
mother of pearl shell, turtle shell, fibre, acrylic fibre ? and feather ?
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure3274/11

Composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, cut in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barb is lashed to the shell by string. A bundle of twisted plant fibre cord is attached to the lure by string.

Culture
Yapese
Material
mother of pearl shell, turtle shell, grass ? and fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure3274/5

Composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, cut in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barb is lashed to the shell by fibre. A bundle of twisted fibre cord is attached to the lure by black and white fibre.

Culture
Yapese
Material
mother of pearl shell, turtle shell, fibre and feather ?
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fishing Lure3274/3

Composite fishing lure of cut mother of pearl shell, cut in a leaf or fish shape, with a feather(?) hackle tied to the shell. A turtle shell barb is lashed to the shell by green acrylic fibre(?). A bundle of twisted fibre cord is attached to the lure by undyed and green acrylic fibre.

Culture
Yapese
Material
mother of pearl shell, turtle shell, sennit ?, acrylic fibre ? and feather ?
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lure60/6627
Lure, Fish Shape60/321
Lure, Fish60/50

THE ESKIMO OF SMITH SOUND. KROEBER, A.L. BULLETIN, 12, 1899

Culture
Eskimo: Polar
Material
wood, sinew, cord ?, bone and ivory
Made in
Smith Sound, Greenland
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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