Artifact Number:
 D.02306

Object:
Fishhook, lure
Makau

Material:
 Shell (pearl), plant (olona), bone

Dimensions:
 6.3 x 1.0 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This is a trolling hook believed to be collected between 1836 and 1848 by Dr. Seth Andrews, a missionary in Hawaii. It is made of pearl shell, olona (Touchardia latifolia), and it has a bone hook.



Collection Name: Seth Andrews Collection

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