Fish Hook
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Caption
Fish Hook, late 19th century. Bone, pearl shell, turtle shell, fiber, 1 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (3.5 x 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Thomas A. Eddy, 22.1694. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 22.1694_bw.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Fish Hook
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Possible place made: Tonga
Medium
Bone, pearl shell, turtle shell, fiber
Classification
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 8 1/16 in. (3.5 x 20.5 cm)
Inscriptions
"22.1694" and "25884" written on side of object
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas A. Eddy
Accession Number
22.1694
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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