Fishhook
57-26-11
From: Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 57-26-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Red Cedar | Metal | Spruce Root | Cord |
| Description | Two pieces of red cedar bound together with commercial cord; iron point bound on with split spruce root; top piece carved with standing human figure with wolf head on top of head; circular gouged eyes; small mouth; arms bent upward at elbow and a dagger (?) in one hand. Commercial cord passes through body for attachment to line. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the George Washington Memorial Museum, 1957 |
| Other Number | L-269-11 - Old Museum Number |
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