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Fishhook
vor 1900
About the object
A fishhook fashioned from a boar’s tooth used to catch sharks. The hook is embedded with tree resin in a carved wooden shaft. 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.