Turtle Shell Fishhook
Unidentifed Kānaka Maoli maker
Turtle shell and cord
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai'i
41.10.7478
Geography
Place Made: Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Princess Ruth Keelikolani Collection; Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii; received in Exchange #22 to the present collection, 1941.
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