Halibut Hook

Date1895-1904

Mediumhemlock, spruce root, iron

DimensionsOther: 15.4 × 15.6 × 20.3 cm (6 1/16 × 6 1/8 × 8 in.)

ClassificationsTools

Terms

Wood Carving

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-194

Object numberHRC 00194

Descriptionhalibut hook, u shaped, of bent hemlock knot. bend trimmed, has a notch on one side. point of iron attached to side of one end of thicker arm, using spruce root wrapping. spruce root attaches rope of same to other arm. point rests in a groove.
collected in Skidegate

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