Large “V”-shaped halibut hook made of two pieces of wood. Arms are tied together with fibre cording at the angled end. Longer piece is thin and straight, thicker piece has a triangular head and an iron barb tied to its other end. Barb faces inwards and is at an acute angle. Wooden wedge tied to thicker arm with fishing twine. Twine is long, fraying and white-grey. The thin arm of the hook is carved into an otter-like figure, with a hole through its middle. A thick and braided piece of fibre cording, with a knotted loop end, is strung through the hole.

• Narrative

  The two halibut hooks, 3460/1-2, were collected in Alaska, probably around 1920, by Franklin D. Scott (the father of a friend of the donor), who had spent a summer fishing in Alaska to pay for college.

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• Type of Item hook
• Culture Tlingit
• Material wood, fibre, iron metal
• Measurements height 12.5 cm, width 27.0 cm, depth 5.0 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Franklin D. Scott, Judith Hall
• Received from Judith Hall

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• Made in Alaska
• Collected in Alaska

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• Creation Date before 1920
• Collection Date during 1920
• Ownership Date before November 4, 2020
• Acquisition Date on November 4, 2020

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3460/0001