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edge of this surface in the vicinity of the butt. 33 mm. long, 7 mm. wide, 3.5 
mm. thick. The hook must have been large to show so gentle a curve. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 17 mm, long, 4 mm. wide, 4 mm. 
thick. The middle portion of a medium sized hook. 
Tip fragment of black abalone fishhook, 20 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, ~ mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, only the extreme butt and tip 
being missing. 21 mm. long, 6 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. The outer edge in the 
vicinity of the butt may have originally had three notches, as is the case in 
certain other hooks of similar shape. The hook shows only a tendency to 
an elbow. 
Butt fragment of a black abalone fishhook important for its extreme slender- 
ness and small size. It is impossible to determine the dorsal surface. The 
specimen is very black in color and carefully made. There is a single notch 
in the outer edge near the butt end, which terminates without the formation of 
a head. Such a hook was used for catching smelts and smaller fish. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 24.5 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide. 
2 mm. thick. Perhaps about a third of the shank is intact and has a neatly 
made groove for the attachment of the cord. 
Central fragment of a curious but apparently finished black abalone fishhook 
with unusually pronounced and wide shank, apparently a butt fragment. This 
specimen probably belongs to a distinct type of fishhook. Obverse dorsal. 
35 mm. long, 13.5 mm. wide, 2.5 mm. thick. All edges are squared. Only the 
extreme point is missing from the butt end. 
Central fragment of black abalone flshhook. Obverse dorsal. Inside squared. 
22 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of red abalone fishhook. The ventral side is orange, the 
dorsal white. Inner edge is squared, apparently from the original boring, the 
perforation not having been enlarged or altered. The specimen exhibits an 
elbow and comes from the middle portion of the original hook. 14 mm. long, 
5 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. Possibly a reject of a hook that was spoiled in the 
process of manufacture. 
Butt fragment of abalone fishhook showing the characteristic three notches 
in the outer edge, which are respectively 4 mm., 7 mm., and 11 mm. from the 
butt end. The outer edge is unusually thin. The fragment is 22 mm. long, 
5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Butt fragment of bone fishhook. The butt tapers to a sharp point. The 
elbow almost forms a rectangle. The inside edge is neatly squared, the outer 
edge is rounded. 28 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. The specimen is 
more or less coated with a dark sticky substance. 
Central fragment of an unfinished black abalone fishhook which looks as if it 
has been through fire. 28.5 mm. long, 10 mm. wide, 2.5 mm. thick. The hole is 
9 mm. in diameter. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook. Only ihe most extreme tip is 
missing. The hook was very round in type. 20 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 3 mm. 
thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 20.5 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 
3 mm. thick. Evidently from the butt section of the hook. 
Almost entire black abalone fishhook, only some 3 mm. of the tip having 
been broken off. The ventral side has considerable nacre adhering to its 
surface. 24 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 3.5 mm. thick. The shank is 22.5 mm. 
long, and on tke obverse side the groove extends only two-thirds of the way 
across, while on the reverse side it extends entirely across the shank. The 
specimen is neatly made and must have had a very narrow opening. 
