#18 • Tlingit Figural Halibut Hook & Iñupiaq Whalebone Fishing Hook

Part of June 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $550.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A Tlingit wooden halibut hook artifact with barb affixed by a length of twine; the hook measured to allow for the correct size halibut to engage the hook. The non-barbed end is carved with totemic imagery as shown, and a length of contemporary twine encircles the longer pieces. Also includes a contemporary barbed hook with whalebone body. The larger measures approximately 4.75" x 12" tall.