Fish hook (trolling lure)

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NameFish hook (trolling lure)

ProductionUnknown; circa 1770; Tonga

Classificationfishhooks

Materialswhale bone (bone), mother of pearl, turtle shell, plant fibre

Materials Summarywhale bone (Physeter macrocephalus), pearl shell (Pinctada magaritifera); plant fibre; Turtle shell (Chelonia mydas)

DimensionsOverall: 35mm (width), 185mm (length), 75mm (depth)

Registration NumberFE000359/1

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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