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"Fishhook - Tlingit Culture, British Columbia - First Half Of The 20th Century"

Fishhook
Tlingit culture, British Columbia
First half 20th century
Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl and plant fibres
H.: 27 ; L.: 12 cmCarved wooden hook with a totemic composition on the shaft: a fishing eagle with eyes decorated with mother-of-pearl discs towers over a man's head - this duality refers to the figure of the shaman.
It was used to catch halibut, also known as halibut.Provenance :Former Alan Dustck collection.
Galerie Flak, Paris.
Bibliography:A similar specimen is reproduced in Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America, by Charles Miles, page 40, no. 1,220.
A similar specimen is in the Weltmuseum Wien (formerly Museum für Volkerkunde), Vienna's Museum of Ethnology, under no. 231.Ref : 5544Text and photos © FCP CORIDON