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Shell Fish HookE126887-0

While the accession file lists this as collected on Vancouver Island, it has been identified as originally made in Pohnpei. See p. 220 (ill. *13) in Blau, Daniel, Klaus Maaz, Anthony J. P Meyer and Sydney Picasso. 2023. Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands : A Pictorial Guide to the Fish Hooks from the Peoples of the Pacific Islands. Vol II. Munich: Daniel Blau. Identified as a Pohnpei shell fish hook with twisted plant fiber leader.

Made in
British Columbia, Canada and Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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