| Fish Hook
Made of ivory, lead, glass bead, metal,
wood, sinew
The hook is attached to a whalebone line and jigged for whitefish.
The fish are attracted to the motion of the hook; the metal barb pierces them
as they nibble at the ivory shank.
From Seward Peninsula area, Alaska
Dating to the late 19th - early 20th century
951X57.2
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