Fish-hook

Description

Fish-hook of possible human bone with a lure of plant fibre bound with cordage to a shank of stalactite: Micronesian, Republic of Kiribati, Banaba (Ocean) Island, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.UC.536

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fish-hook

Production information

Unknown
Banaba, Republic of Kiribati, Micronesia

Date

Early 19th century

Style / Culture

Micronesian
I-Kiribati

Materials

Stalagmite, Bone, Fibre, Grass, Human bone

Physical description

Stalagmite shank, possible human bone hook, lure of grass

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland