Fish hook

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Culture/People: Coast Salish
Previous owner: Blue Totem Antiques
Seller: Blue Totem Antiques
Seller agent: Carl Clausen, Non-Indian, 1883-1954

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1949 from Blue Totem Antiques (Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania), operated by Carl Clausen (1883-1954).
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Place: Vancouver Island; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Coast Salish; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/2768
Barcode: 212768.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish hook
Media/Materials: Animal Bone, spruce root, wood, cotton twine/string
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aed04df0-411b-4842-a092-8e483b5d67e6

Record ID: NMAI_226774