The Tlingit and Haida, indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast (NWC), have used carved wooden hooks to catch halibut for centuries. As modern fishing technology crept into use, however, the old ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "HEAVY HOOK OF WOOD; ...

The Sheldon Jackson Museum’s July Artifact of the Month is a halibut hook (SJ.I.A.645). Despite serving the same purpose and having the same basic principal design as the other halibut hooks in the ...

A scholar has examined the evolution of wooden halibut hooks carved by native people of the Northwest Coast. The Tlingit and Haida, indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast (NWC), have used carved ...