Fishhook

vor 1900

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A fishing hook for catching big fish, carved from hardwood and fitted with braided coir rope. Despite the ever-present significance of fishing on the Marshall Islands, the traditional methods of making fishhooks have largely disappeared. The majority of hooks used today are imported from the USA, even though they are prohibitively expensive for many islanders.

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