E0469: Fishing Hook

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0469

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping T&E

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ bone
botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

15.5 cm L
8.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

USA

Description:

A large, red, U shaped piece of smooth and polished bent wood. A sharpened piece of bone is attached to one end with strips of bark. There is a woven cord attached to the end opposite of the bone.

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