Octopus Lure
49-19-25
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 49-19-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Date Made | 19th century |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shell | Stone | Metal | Wood | Plant Fiber | Cowrie Shell |
| Description | Large metal hook attached to wooden stick to which a stone sinker and cowrie shell are lashed with plaited coconut fiber cord. |
| Length | 26.5 cm |
| Width | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. T. M. Meryweather, 1949 |
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