Fishhook

Object/Artifact

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Part of fishhook with scale & envelope

The image shows a labeled envelope and an ancient fishhook artifact placed beside a measurement scale, indicating archaeological documentation.

Name/Title

Fishhook

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.328

Description

A fishhook with head, shank, and bend present but the point and tip are missing. It was made from a large mammal.

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Delimont, K. Date Identified: 1983-08-30

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Fishhook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fishhooks, Fishing & hunting gear, Tools, Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Artifacts, makau, North Coast Work Area, Scatter site, Terrace Site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

makau

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

50-20-97-378C-8

Dimensions

Length

4.15 cm

Diameter

2.1 cm

Weight

2.65 g

Dimension Notes

Thickness: .7 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 378C, Honoko'a Archaeological District

* Untyped Place

Site 378

'Ili

Honoko'a 'Ili

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Bay

Honoko'a Bay

Traditional Cultural Property (TCP)

Honoko'a Traditional Cultural Property

Related Publications

Notes

TO #52, Kahoolawe Excavations, 1982-83 Data Recovery Project, Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii \\KIRC-LIB-01\Library Database\Arch\Artifact Records_PHRI_LibrAcc\Site378 contains artifact record for this object