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fishing hook

The fishhook consists of a curved hook made of carved mother-of-pearl, a thin bamboo tube and a sturdy line made of plant fibre. The connection between the hook and the bamboo stick, consisting of thin cord, is broken. The line is wrapped around the bamboo cane in many loops.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen

Cataloguing data

Object type
fishing tackle
Dimensions
General: 2 × 2 × 24 cm Partial dimensions (hook): 0.8 × 3 × 6.8 cm
Material/Technique
Plant fibre; bamboo; mother-of-pearl plaited; carved
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D11074
Other number(s)
http://coll.uebersee-museum.de/v/D11074

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900-1900
    where
    Bismarck Archipelago
  • Change of physical control
    when
    not documented
    who
    Nauer, Karl - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Ethnographic collections

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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