Fish Hook
Production date
Early 20th Century
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Malaita
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Object detail
Description
Fish hook- bone with natural fibre string.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander fish hook
Maker
Production date
Early 20th Century
Production place
Measurements
L. 100mm, W. 25mm
Media/Materials description
Bone, natural fibre string
History and use
This fish hook is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
Registration number
E40757