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Halibut Hook

MOA: University of British Columbia

3419/1 a-b

Wooden halibut hook (part a) with wooden B-shaped float and detached metal barb (part b). Float attached to hook by thick cord wrapped in cedar root. A section of twisted cord extends beyond the float in a loop. The barb has lashings around its base.

  • Narrative

    Found in the donor's parents' house in North Vancouver.

  • Type of Item hook
  • Culture Northwest Coast
  • Material cedar root, wood, iron metal, plant fibre, cotton fibre
  • Measurements height 17.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Richard Calland
  • Received from Richard Calland
  • Made in British Columbia
  • Ownership Date before November 26, 2019
  • Acquisition Date on November 26, 2019
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3419/0001 a-b

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