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Fish line with hook

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Fish line with hook

Artist: Samoa
Date: pre - 1893
Medium: Sennit, shell, bone
Dimensions:
Hook: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Line: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Classification: Tools and Equipment
Credit Line: Gift of Carrie Ormsbee
Object number: 1979.27.3 LA
DescriptionFish line of braided sennit with hook made of a backing of mother-of-pearl and the hook part of bone. Bone part is tied to backing. Line is bound into a bundle.
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