Artifact Number:
 D.00977

Object:
Fishhook, shark
te ngea

Material:
 plant (aiwa, coconut)

Dimensions:
 27.9 x 19.1 x 3.8 cm

Origin:
 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia

Comments:
 Of aiwa wood & sennit (106.7 cm). Sennit lashing style called "te taetaeri." From Take, Dec. 28, 1948. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.



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