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fish hook  

Definition

  • An artifact of two basic types: the bait hook and lure hook. Varied in form throughout the Pacific, they are made of bone, shell, tortoise shell, or wood.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p. 252.

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