FISHING HOOK - Society Islands, French Polynesia - Late 18th – early 19th century

HOOK
Society Islands, French Polynesia
Late 18th – early 19th century
Mother-of-pearl and natural coconut fibers
Height: 10.2 cm; Width: 5.5 cm

Hook carved from a thick piece of mother-of-pearl – to simulate scales, consisting of a large barb and a short barb.

Bibliography:
A similar example is kept at the British Museum in London under inventory number Oc1944,02.26.

Ref.: 6971

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