Halibut Hook

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Halibut Hook
Halibut Hook
Artist/Maker
Date1850-75
MediumWood, metal, spruce root, and cotton twine
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 in. × 2 1/2 in. × 5 in. (29.2 × 6.4 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.504
Not on view
DescriptionHalibut hook with carving detail on underside. The carving of this hook shows a fish swallowing a figure with another figure lying on the fish's back. The barbed arm shows marks from the halibut's teeth.
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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 49, illus. 41).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings Adhesive label on bottom: NANW 45
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 41, illus. 41.
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