Halibut Hook
2025-8-1
Location: On Display in the Native North America Gallery
From: United States of America | Alaska | Klawock
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 2025-8-1 |
| Current Location | Native North America Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Klawock |
| Culture Area | Tlingit |
| Creator | Jon Rowan |
| Date Made | 2025 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Yellow Cedar | Yew Wood | Twine | Stainless Steel |
| Technique | Carved |
| Inscription Language | English |
| Description | Halibut hook carved from Alaska yellow cedar and pacific yew wood, with twine and a stainless steel barb. The carving includes a spirit helper at the end. "The figures flanking the human figure are two mice whispering secrets to a witch, the bird is a flicker, and the other figure is a land otter." |
| Height | 13.5 cm |
| Length | 30.48 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Jon Rowan, 2025 |
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