Hook
Hawaiian fish hook, made from turtle shell. Turtles were highly valued and associated with chiefly status and divinity. They occupy a liminal position travelling between both land and water and were considered a valued sacrificial offering.
This item was collected by midshipman John Woodward Scott. He sailed with Captain George Vancouver to the Northwest Coast and Southeast Alaska, 1791-5.
This item was collected by midshipman John Woodward Scott. He sailed with Captain George Vancouver to the Northwest Coast and Southeast Alaska, 1791-5.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- E1271
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Material
- turtle shell
- Common Name
- hook
- Simple Name
- fish hook
- Production County
- Hawai’i
- Production Country
- Hawaiian Islands (United States of America)
- Production Year High
- 1795
