Fish-hook

Description

Fish-hook of pearl shell with a short line attached: Oceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, Aneityum, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1895.413.11

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fish-hook, Hook

Production information

Unknown
Aneityum, Vanuatu, Melanesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Melanesian
Ni-Vanuatu

Materials

Pearl-shell, Plant fibre

Physical description

Pearl shell; short line attached

Exhibitions

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

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, facing the sea »
pr.2