Seven halibut hooks
Seven halibut hooks
Seven halibut hooks
Seven halibut hooks

Currently not on view

Seven halibut hooks,

before 1885

Northwest Coast
PU 5435

Information

Title
Seven halibut hooks
Dates

before 1885

Medium
Wood, iron barbs, and spruce root lines
Dimensions
J.397: l. 27.0 cm., w. 5.2 cm., d. 3.8 cm. (10 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.) J.398: l. 29.0 cm., w. 15.0 cm., d. 5.0 cm. (11 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5435
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska, probably Southeast Alaska

Inscription
in red paint, on each object: J.397-403 in black ink on J.400 [Elizabeth Marsh Museum number]: 72/82
Marks/Labels/Seals
Paper labels nailed into objects: Halibut hooks | Alaska
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
fishhooks
Materials
wood, spruce, root, iron
Techniques
carving
Subject
octopus, animals, otters, fishing, cranes

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), April 29, 1885

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