Fish-hook

Description

Fish-hook, barb of turtle shell lashed on bone shank backed with pearl shell, lure of fibre tuft, with part of stout plaited line attached, collected by Captain Cook on last voyage: Pacific Peoples, Tonga, 1776 - 1779

Museum reference

A.1956.1011

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fish-hook

Production information

Tonga, Polynesia

Date

1776 - 1779

Style / Culture

Pacific Peoples

Materials

Turtle-shell, Bone, Pearl-shell, Fibre

Physical description

Bone shank backed with pearl shell, barb of turtle shell, lure of tuft of fibre, part of plaited line attached

Associations

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