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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Alaska Native; Haida or Tlingit
Title:Halibut hook
Date Made:19th or early 20th century
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:Wood, iron, twine, and spruce root bark
Place Made:North America; United States; Alaska; Skagway
Measurements:overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 22.225 x 5.715 x 12.065 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.G.4
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Complex halibut fish hook consisting of two carved pieces of wood (one with decoration) lashed together by rope. On second piece of wood sits sharp spike. Rope handle attached to body of first piece of wood.

Tags:
Native American; indigenous people; fishing

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