Five Solomon Islands fish hooks Melanesia mother of pearl

Five Solomon Islands fish hooks

Melanesia

mother of pearl, turtle shell, fibre and beads, one with a moulded reverse and one snapped at the base of the shank.

5.4cm, 5.7cm, 6cm, 6cm, 7.5cm long. (5)

Provenance

Wilfred Fowler, District Officer on Ysabel (Santa Isabel), Solomon Islands in 1929 - 1931 and author of This Island's Mine, 1959, an autobiographical account of his time on the island.