Unknown Central and South American
Fishing Hook

Fishing Hook

Public Domain

Fishing Hook
Artist
CultureChinchorro
Titles
  • Fishing Hook
Date6000–5000 BC
PlaceChile
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 3/8 × 1 in. (6.4 × 1 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1092
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, until 2011]; given to MFAH, 2011.

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