H18.1291

Fishhooks of tortoise shell "Linton mentions points that 'were so sharply recarved that it is hard to see how the fish could have taken them.' Also. tortoise shell hooks are mentioned as being common in Western Polynesia and Micronesia. [Linton, 1926, p. 26]. See also h18.107." (gray notebook) Yapese fishook. `Laam (hook); e tul (bent, curved). Hawksbill turtle shell. Reference: Muller, Wilhelm [or Muller-Wismar]. 1917-18. Yap [Jap]. G. Thilenius (ed.), Ergebnisse der Sudsee-Expedition 1908-1910. II, B, Vol. 1. Hamburg: L. Friederichsen & Co." (William Alkire, 2/95) Small hook:1.5 x 1.13 x .13 Large hook:2.75 x 2 x .13

Used: fishing