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blackish. 27 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 4 mm. thick. The shank is 9 mm. long, and 
has a groove extending completely around it. All edges are rounded and the 
curve at the elbow is quite pronounced. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, cream colored, purplish on the 
obverse side; 29 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. The specimen consists 
chiefly of the shank, which had a well-made groove extending completely around 
it, but the upper end of it is broken off. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 19 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 3 mm. 
thick. The inner edge is apparently the original boring. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 21.5 mm. long, 6.75 mm. wide, 
4 mm. thick. The inner edge is somewhat squared. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, only the tip being missing. This 
specimen has a purple color almost like that of the beads made from the hinge 
of the rock oyster. Ventral surface shows blotches of nacre. 23 mm, long, 
5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. The inside edge is square and the outside edge is 
rounded. The shank is 16.5 mm. long, and a groove runs completely around 
it except for a small distance at the middle of the obverse side. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook. The ventral surface shows flecks 
of nacre. 22 mm. long, 4 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. The inside edge is squared, 
the outside edge rounded. Only the tip is missing from the specimen. The 
shank is only 9 mm. long, and a well-made groove runs completely around it. 
Butt fragment of an interesting black abalone fishhook, slender and well 
made, quite purplish in color. 16 mm. long, 3 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. The 
shank consists of a round knob 38 mm. diameter around which runs a broad and 
symmetrical groove. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, the surface of which is con- 
siderably encrusted with calcareous deposits from the earth. Obverse ventral. 
19 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. What remains of the shank is 6 mm. 
long, and neatly grooved; perhaps half of it is broken away. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, slate gray color; 17 mm. long, 
4mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. The inner edge is squared, the outer edge somewhat 
rounded. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook, 32 mm. long, 7 mm. wide, 4.5 mm. 
thick. There is a single smooth notch in the outer edge 10 mm. from the butt 
fracture. Probably only a little of the butt end is broken off. 
Butt fragment of black abalone fishhook of the slender and small variety. 
Nacre adheres in two places to the ventral surface. 15 mm. long, 2 mm. wide, 
2 mm. thick. The shank is 5.5 mm. long, and the groove extends entirely 
around it. The inner is squared, the outer edge rounded. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, consisting of the greater part 
of the butt of a hook larger than medium size. The elbow or bend is quite 
sharp. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, 18 mm. long, 4.5 mm. wide, 2.75 
mm. thick. Inner edge squared, outer edge rounded. 
Central fragment of probably red abalone fishhook, but now whitish; 21 mm. 
long, 6 mm. wide, 3 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of red abalone fishhook. The specimen is yellowish gray 
in color. 19 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. 
Central fragment of black abalone fishhook, somewhat translucent in places; 
21.5 mm. long, 6.5 mm. wide, 2 mm. thick. The specimen shows an almost 
right-angled elbow. 
Central fragment of an unfinished red abalone fishhook. Ventral surface is 
coated with nacre and shows considerable concavity. 24 mm. long, 15 mm. 
