Object Number: E4557

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: Fishing Object

Description: Two sticks of wood with carved barbed ends and with a stone bound at one end of each with fibre. At the opposite end of each one a length of thin fibre is bound round the stick with a tortoisesehll hook attached. There is one longer and one shorter stick. The former has a small rounded dark stone whilst the latter has a larger mushroom-shaped lighter grey stone. Both stick ends (where stones are) are carved to create wings/flaps that stick out slightly.The stones are attached by twisted fibre string, which is woven into a net and this net is secured around the stick flaps. Both ends are slightly tapered, 2 different coloured twines wrap around the tops (a light tan/off-white and dark bown). On both, part of the lighter twine stretches down 3/4 of the stick length, and then loops around a couple times. The lighter cord also secures the winged (boomerang-like) hook, though both hooks dangle away from the stick.