Lot n° 142
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Old composite hook. The pig-bone point (Sus scrofa domesticu - Lot 142
Old composite hook. The pig-bone point (Sus scrofa domesticus*) is held on the mother-of-pearl shank (pinctada maxima*) by ligatures. (Blau & Maaz, Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands, 2012, p.283)
Society Islands, Polynesia
L. 12 cm.
XIX/XXth century.
*Pinctada maxima IUCN status: LC (least concern).
* Sus scrofa domesticus: IUCN status: without. CITES no
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