Halibut Hook
Date1927
Mediumfibre, wood, animal bone
DimensionsOther: 11.7 × 26.7 cm (4 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Other (rope): 94 cm (37 in.)
Other (rope): 94 cm (37 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1332
Object numberHRC 01332
Descriptionhalibut hook of two pieces of wood bevelled at one end and tied with white and green corrds. two large grooves for the lashings. bone point attached to one arm with green and white cords. the other arm carrved as a Bull Head with two eagles in the mouth. flipper on each side and two pointed ears slightly separated from the back. knob with central ridge for fin at the other end. rope with knot at each end passing through a hole in the back.collected in Skidegate.
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c. 1898
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c. 1879
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C. 1879