"Anthropomozoomophric Fishing Hook - Tlingit Culture, British Columbia"
FISHING HOOK WITH ANTHROPOMOZOOPHILIC FIGURESTlingit culture, British Columbia
First half of the 20th century
Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl, and natural fibers
H: 10.4 in; W: 4.5 in
Carved wooden fishhook with a totemic design on the shank: a halibut, with eyes made of carved mother-of-pearl discs, is associated with a standing anthropomorphic figure. This duality refers to the figure of the shaman.
Bone barb.
It was used for fishing halibut.
Bibliography:
A similar example is reproduced in Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America, by Charles Miles, p.40, no. 1,220.
Ref.6426
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