Hook

70-9-83

From: Canada | Labrador

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-83
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Naskapi | St. Augustine Band
Provenience Canada | Labrador
Culture Area Subarctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Rawhide
Description

Used for suspending meat over a fire in the beaver feast cooking. The wood of the hook is burnt. The handle is made of rawhide.

Length 13.6 cm
Width 5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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