The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Fishhook

U-shaped composite hook, handle hole shank connects shell hook with wooden shaft, hook attached with rotang and resin, a long twisted bast cord is attached to the upper end of the handle through a hole.

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Show only fields containing data

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Gebiet der Bena
Object type
Angelhaken
Material/Technique
wood (plant material), Shell, bast, rattan, resin (organic material)
wound
Object genre
tool
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 1668
Other number(s)
1668

Provenance and sources

where
Papua-Neuguinea

who
Krüger, Gustav - Owners
Description
Gustav Krüger's father received objects from Gustav Bergmann.

when
1888-1904
where
Insel Siar
who
Bergmann, Karoline (1864 - 1952) - Owners
Description
K. Bergmann acquired the property together with her husband Gustav Bergmann.

when
1951
who
Krüger, Gustav - Donors
Description
Gustav Krüger donated a total of 29 objects to JGU Mainz.

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
This content was machine-translated
2.1.1 / 7.1