Halibut Hook
53-1-15
From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 53-1-15 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit (uncertain) |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Sitka |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Cork | Metal | Cord |
| Description | Made of two pieces of wood, bound together at shank. Back is carved with scallops along one edge, and perforated for suspension cord. Foreshaft has cork bound on to help float. Hook is iron. All cord is commercial. |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Samuel W. Fernberger, 1953 |
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