Octopus Lure
L-180-76
From: Society Islands | Tahiti | Hitiaa
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | L-180-76 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Society Islands | Tahiti | Hitiaa |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shell | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Note: "Very old. Made of cowry shells tied together around a stick so as to rattle like a crab or lobster when dangled in the water from a canoe. When the octapus catches on he is slowly pulled up and suddenly yanked into canoe." |
| Length | 29 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 8 cm |
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