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pa ala (trolling hook)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

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item details

Namepa ala (trolling hook)

ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; Sāmoa

Classificationfishhooks, lures

Materialsshell (animal material), fibre, turtle shell

DimensionsOverall: 10mm (width), 70mm (length)

Registration NumberFE003175/1

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Category

Intended for: Fishing
fishing
Made of: shell (animal material)
fibre
turtle shell
Type of: fishhooks
lures
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Sāmoan

Place

Made in: Sāmoa