Fishhook

Object/Artifact

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Part of fishhook with sale and envelope

The image shows a fishhook alongside a yellow artifact envelope detailing its excavation information, resting above a black-and-white scale ruler labeled "CM."

Name/Title

Fishhook

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.331

Description

Fishhook with head pointed protuding knob. It has been broken off at the shank. Object made from a large mammal.

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Delimont, K. Date Identified: 1983-08-29

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

Search Terms

Artifacts, Aikupau, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, Kanapou Work Area, Kuheeia Work Area, makau, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

makau

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

50-20-97-636A-4

Dimensions

Width

0.8 cm

Length

3.1 cm

Weight

0.55 g

Dimension Notes

Thickness: .3 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 636A, Site 636

Traditional Place Name

Aikupau

'Ili

Hakioawa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Related Publications

Notes

TO #32, Kahoolawe Excavations, 1982-83 Data Recovery Project, Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii

Publication

Kaho'olawe Place Names, Na Wahi Pana O Kaho'olawe-"The Storied Places Of Kaho'olawe"