Fish-Hooks, Bone & Wood
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "2/1/67: 12 SPECIMENS LOCATED."
label: Notes
content: SI ARCHIVE DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS SAY SENT TO CHICAGO ACADEMY, ILLINOIS. 1867.
label: Notes
content: In 2009, 11 hooks were found, but one was disassembled into 2 parts (the bone point had been detached from the wooden part). Therefore, there are 12 pieces, but only 11 complete hooks.
label: Notes
content: These appear to be halibut hooks. Similar (same?) object is shown in illustration on p. 445, in Volume 4 of Charles Wilkes, 1798-1877, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842., 1845 edition, Philadelphia. Printed from original "official" 1844 Philadelphia publication plates ed., 5 vols. (Philadephia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845). This illustration is captioned "Fish-Hooks" and is in the "Puget Sound and Okonagan" chapter of the book.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Apr 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 8
place: label: Place
content: Strait of Juan de Fuca / Puget Sound, Washington (not certain) / British Columbia (not certain), United States (not certain) / Canada (not certain), North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E2630-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Fish Hook