"Fishhook - Malaita Island, Solomon Islands - Late 19th - Early 20th Century"
Fishhook
Malaita Island, Solomon Islands
Late 19th - early 20th century
Mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and natural fibres
H.: 4 ; L.: 9.5 cm
The shaft and beard are a single piece of carved and curved tortoiseshell. The blade is adorned with a mother-of-pearl lure carved with a fish.
This hook was used for bonito fishing. According to the book Fish Hooks of the Paci- fic Islands by Daniel Blau and Klaus Maaz, it is a type E hook.
Bibliography:
- A similar specimen is reproduced in Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands by Daniel Blau and Klaus Maaz, plate 24, page 93.
- A similar hook is kept at the National Museum of Australia, under no. 2006.0114.0055.
Ref.5521
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