Fish-hook

Description

Fish-hook with shank of pearl shell, barb of turtle shell lashed on, lure of white feathers attached, and long line of plaited sinnet: Polynesian, Tonga

Museum reference

A.1956.1010

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fish-hook

Production information

Tonga, Polynesia

Materials

Pearl-shell, Turtle-shell, Feather, Sinnet

Physical description

Shank of pearl shell, barb of turtle shell, lure of white feathers, line of plaited sinnet

Associations

Collector: Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779
Previous owner: Sir John Pringle

Exhibitions

• Pacific Encounters: Art and Divinity in Polynesia 1760 - 1860 (21 May 2006 - 14 Sep 2008)
  Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
  Musée du Quai Branly