Artifact Number:
 D.01007

Object:
Fishhook, lure
Makau

Material:
 Shell (pearl)

Dimensions:
 6.8 x 1.5 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This is a piece of shank from broken trolling hook. This piece is made of pearl shell and was found in an old thatched house in Kapalaoa, S. Kohala, Hawaii.



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