Collector:

James G. Swan  Search this

Donor Name:

James G. Swan  Search this

Culture:

Tsimshian (Ts'msyen)  Search this

Object Type:

Fish Hook

Place:

Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

1876

Notes:

FROM CARD: "20656-7. ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888; P1. 31, FIG. 161; P. 286."

FROM CARD: "HALIBUT HOOK.---LARGEST TYPE. MADE FROM THE FORKED BRANCH OF A TREE, DRESSED DOWN TO NEAT DIMENSIONS. IRON BARB; CARVED WOODEN FLOAT. CAPABLE OF BRINGING UP HALIBUT WEIGHING FROM 50 TO 120 POUNDS. TSIMSHIAN INDIANS (CHIMMESYANSTOCK), FORT SIMPSON, B. C. 20,656. COLLECTED BY JAMES G. SWAN."

Record Last Modified:

14 Apr 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

004686

USNM Number:

E20656-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2192748-f3c0-486d-975f-f7ad60190bb8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8358007