Netting Hook

NA5742

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5742
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Baleen
Description

Netting hook made from baleen. Thick in the center and tapered at both ends. One end is pointed and the other is shallowly forked with a hooked projection below.

Length 13.1 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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