Halibut hook

InscriptionsWith hook when received, a card reading: Haida fish hooks, harpoon and spear heads, given to us by Henry Edenshaw when he returned from staying with us at Chateauclair. He was the Head Chief of the Haidas, living at Masset.

Date 1930-1931

Medium / Technique Wood, spruce root, cedar bark, wool ribbon

Dimensions15.1 x 9.1 cm

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Fishing, Hunting & Trapping T&E - Fishing Equipment

CultureIndigenous: Haida

Geocultural Area Northwest Coast

Origin Old Masset, British Columbia, Canada

Object NumberME984.217.2

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Alice M. S. Lighthall

Status

Not on view

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