Hook
Maker
Unknown, Inuit?
DateEarly 20th C
MediumFiber, metal, wood
Dimensions3 1/2” L (Without sinew line)
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNA1954.01.HOW
DescriptionFloating hook for snaring seagulls, either for food or for bait. Hooks are normally baited and thrown onto the water. Wood with a metal barb attached with fibers. At the end, fibers also attach sinew line, which would normally be long.
ClassificationsTools / Implements
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