Barbed hook

Barbed Hook

African

  • Titles Barbed Hook (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.70
  • Object Name hook
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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