Halibut Fish Hook

1998.19.2999

Object Image

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Halibut Fish Hook   (1998.19.2999)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Materials T&E
  2. :
  3. Fishing & Trapping T&E
  4. :
  5. Fishing Equipment
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture Native American: Pacific Northwest: Tlingit, Northwest Coast
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 25.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 2.2 cm
Weight 108 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plant--Wood, Metal, Textile
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Wrapping

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Aldona Jonaitis, "Tlingit Halibut Hooks: An Analysis of the Visual Symbols of a Rite of Passage," Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. vol 57 part 1 New York: 1981. ISSN 0065-9452
UIUC library call # 572AM3a v.57

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Museum of Natural History, UIUC
Reproduction N/A

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