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Fish hook part/fragment

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by George Arkwright Slater (1871-1940, general manager of Northern Traders Ltd., a fur trading company) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George A. Slater in 1925.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector
George A. Slater (George Arkwright Slater), Non-Indian, 1871-1940
Seller
George A. Slater (George Arkwright Slater), Non-Indian, 1871-1940
Date created
probably AD 1600–1800
Object Name
Fish hook part/fragment
Media/Materials
Animal Bone
Techniques
Carved, drilled, notched
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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