Fish hook

Culture/People
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Collector
Charles F. Newcombe (C.F. Newcombe), Non-Indian, 1851-1924
Previous owner
Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
Collection History
Collected by Charles F. Newcombe (1851-1924, a physician and collector in British Columbia) at an unknown date; sold or transferred to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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Place
Xumtaspi; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago
Vancouver Island Group
Island Name
Hope Island
See related items
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
1/9361
Barcode
019361.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Native Term
yo-kio
Object Name
Fish hook
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws629c791f8-393d-494b-88c3-5e3448044753
Record ID
NMAI_20279