Tlingit Halibut Hook

Description

This traditional Tlingit halibut hook was hand carved and fashioned from two sections of wood lashed together with split spruce root at the center, the back, and at the barb.


Object Information

Collection:

Juneau-Douglas City Museum

Credit Line:

Donated by Russ Cahill on10/23/2001

Creator(s):

Dalton, George, Sr. Hoonah, Alaska

Rights:

© Juneau-Douglas City Museum