Fish Hook (Jig) in the Shape of a Minnow or Arctic Char
possibly Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
not dated
Ivory, beads, red cloth and metal
Overall: 1 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 13/16 in. (3.5 × 11.2 × 2.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Evelyn Stefansson Nef
2014.17.17
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Evelyn Stefansson Nef (1913-2009); bequeathed to present collection, 2009; catalogued 2014.
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