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Fishing Hook

Date1895-1901

Mediumhemlock, spruce root

DimensionsOther: 9 × 14.7 cm (3 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

ClassificationsTools

Terms

Wood Carving

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-160

Object numberHRC 00160

Descriptionhook, for fishing, made from two pieces of wood (hemlock knots) of unequal length, carved to a lenticular shape in cross section. each wood splint has been steamed and bent, one in the shape of a u tapering to a blunt tip at one end and flattened along one side at other end with an angled tip and notch cut below tip on other side. other splint is a rounded l shape tapering to a point at one end forming barb and other end flattened where it is lashed to flattened end of u shaped splint with split spruce root, forming a u shaped hook with barb bent across to within 1.2cm of blunt tip. blunt end is lashed with split spruce root to hold a leader made of two...

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