Unknown Central and South American
Fishing Hook

CultureChinchorro
Titles
  • Fishing Hook
Date6000–5000 BC
PlaceChile
MediumMetal and cotton string
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.3 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1091
Not on view

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Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, until 2011]; given to MFAH, 2011.

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