Shell Fishhook
date: label: Accession Date
content: 22 May 2013
label: Collection Date
content: 1972
name: label: Collector
content: Richard Feinberg
label: Donor Name
content: Richard Feinberg
notes: label: Notes
content: Hook carved from shell, with two holes on the main part. Natural mottled brown color, iridescent on one side.
label: Notes
content: Hook for fishing lure' (lure is paa; usually paa tiiti atu 'bonito-casting lure') this manga is made from mollusk shell; usually made from turtle shell (te una o te ponu). This lure is made by men. This lure is also used as a symbol of identity when one would go to town in the 1970s. This lure consists of a piece of shell that has been carved and is perforated twice (Per curator Joshua Bell; notes from speaking to Feinberg, Aug 16, 2012.)
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Anuta Island, Solomon Islands, Melanesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Anutan
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2059846
label: USNM Number
content: E433235-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Fishhook
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 10.2 cm
label: Width
content: 6.4 cm
label: Diameter
content: 0.6 cm