Fish hook

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Culture/People: Haida
Possible owner: Hume Blackley Babington, Non-Indian, 1871-1934
Seller: Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974
MAI agent: William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960
Previous owner: Evoryna May Brodhurst (Evoryna May Babington/Mrs. Norman Robert Broadhurst/E. M. Brodhurst), Non-Indian, 1882-1974

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Evoryna May Babington Brodhurst (Mrs. Norman Robert Brodhurst, 1882-1974) or that of her brother Hume Blackley Babington (1871-1934, a ship captain in Vancouver and Prince Rupert); purchased by MAI in 1937 from Evoryna Brodhurst through William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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Place: Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)

See related items: Haida; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/6095
Barcode: 196095.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish hook
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c2363b6f-cec8-4503-9afd-e72a3301747c

Record ID: NMAI_209474