Artifact Number:
 D.00580

Object:
Fishhook, lure
Makau

Material:
 Shell, bone, olona

Dimensions:
 9.3 x 1.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This is a trolling hook made of shell, bone, and olona (Touchardia latifolia). It was believed to be made circa 1850.



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