Fish hook

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Culture/People: Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta]
Collector: Herbert Aubrey Tremayne (Herbert Archibald Tremayne/H.A. Tremayne), Non-Indian, 1874-1954
Previous owner: Herbert Aubrey Tremayne (Herbert Archibald Tremayne/H.A. Tremayne), Non-Indian, 1874-1954
Seller: Herbert Aubrey Tremayne (Herbert Archibald Tremayne/H.A. Tremayne), Non-Indian, 1874-1954
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected by Herbert A. Tremayne (1874-1954, a Hudson's Bay Company employee stationed largely in Winnipeg, Manitoba), probably between 1900 and 1915; purchased by MAI from Herbert Tremayne in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Herschel Island; Yukon Territory; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Herschel Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/2508
Barcode: 092508.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish hook
Media/Materials: Stone, animal bone, iron hook, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Grooved, wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6be425a17-3980-494f-bcdf-1915d5a333dc

Record ID: NMAI_99286