Fish hook (trolling lure)

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Fish hook (trolling lure)
Fish hook (trolling lure)

item details

NameFish hook (trolling lure)

ProductionUnknown; 1770s; Tonga

Classificationfishhooks, lures

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

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

DimensionsOverall: 30mm (width), 170mm (length), 65mm (depth)

Registration NumberFE000359/2

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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