Halibut Hook
29-175-402
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-402 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Spruce Root | Metal | Cord |
| Description | V-shape; two piece of wood lashed together with split spruce root and commercial cord. One arm carved to represent a whale(?). Tail (a face carved in it) at outer end. "Burned" brown coloring. Short double line of commercial cord attached. Wrapped with split spruce root close to attachment hole. Metal barb lashed to end of other arm with split spruce root. |
| Length | 27 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/9886 - Collector Number |
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