Fishhook or Trolling Lure
Unidentified Māori maker
about 1850
Wood, shell, bone, plant fiber, and feathers
Overall: 6 3/16 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (15.7 × 3.9 × 2.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
54.68.13229
Geography
Place Made: New Zealand, Polynesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; acquired by the present collection in Exchange 92, 1954.
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