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Title: Fish-hook [Go to resource]
Description: Fish-hook made of wood, pearl shell, bone and vegetable fibre cord. Shank is made of an elliptical piece of pearl shell tied to a wooden backing. A barb of white bone or perhaps whale ivory is tied to one end and a short length of cord to the other. Material: Wood Material: Shell Material: Ivory (Sperm whale tooth). Material: Fibre Source: Manchester Museum Identifier: mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.162270 Go to resource More Like this...
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