Fish hook for halibut · North America, Northwest Coast Culture - Tlingit · ID: 3043546
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Provenance
American Collection (1990)Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, cane, bipartite, iron hook (corroded), base.
Fishermen made their own hooks. Each hook had its own name, and was addressed by the fisherman before use, in order to ensure success. Halibut fishers required a spirit helper to succeed in catching this large and powerful fish, the designs related to that power, and were intended to entice the fish to take the hook.
The object Fish hook for halibut with the object ID 3043546 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 118.
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Comparing literature
Coleman, Winfield, Totems & Shamans, Paris 2008, p. 206