Culture/People:

Kaigani Haida  Search this

Collector:

Daniel B. Austin (Dan Austin/Daniel Berry Austin), Non-Indian, 1863-1956  Search this

Previous owner:

Daniel B. Austin (Dan Austin/Daniel Berry Austin), Non-Indian, 1863-1956  Search this

Roy Latham, Non-Indian, 1881-1979  Search this

New York State Archaeological Association Museum (Southold Indian Museum), 1925-  Search this

Object Name:

Fish hook

Media/Materials:

Wood, twine/string

Techniques:

Carved, incised

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Dall Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Alexander Archipelago

Island Name:

Dall Island

Date created:

1890-1896

Collection History:

Collected in 1896 by Daniel Berry Austin (1863-1956, a Standard Oil employee who collected many kinds of items); given by Daniel Austin to amateur naturalist Roy Latham (1881-1979) at an unknown date; donated by Roy Latham to the New York State Archaeological Association Museum (the Southold Indian Museum, Southold, New York), possibly in 1969; acquired by MAI in 1974 through an exchange with the New York State Archaeological Association Museum.

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Catalog Number:

25/123

Barcode:

250123.000

See related items:

Kaigani Haida

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b77ba5a-f094-40a8-9814-bc0d19b847dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_265882