Fishhook

Object/Artifact

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Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Fragment of makau (fish hook) with its artifact envelope: The image shows an analysis envelope labeled with information about a fishhook fragment, including its context and weight, accompanied by a fragment and a centimeter scale.
Fragment of makau (fish hook) with its artifact envelope

The image shows an analysis envelope labeled with information about a fishhook fragment, including its context and weight, accompanied by a fragment and a centimeter scale.

Name/Title

Fishhook

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.348

Description

The knobbed base and part of a shank of a makau (fishhook). It is a flat face from possible two piece composite hook. The bone is from a large mammal.

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Delimont, K. Date Identified: 1984-02-28

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, Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Artifacts, Fishing, Activity area, Aikupau, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, Kanapou Work Area, Kuheeia Work Area, Scatter site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

makau

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

50-20-97-636F-170

Dimensions

Width

0.3 cm

Length

0.9 cm

Weight

0.2 g

Dimension Notes

Thickness: .2 cm

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 636F, Site 636

'Ili

Hakioawa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Traditional Place Name

Aikupau

Related Publications

Notes

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

Publication

Kaho'olawe Place Names

Publication

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