19th century Alutiiq carved halibut hook, an iqsak (fishhook). Via Alutiiq Museum. #alaskahistory #alutiiq
@ANC_Historian I'd love to see a picture of a halibut caught on one - do the put the whole thing in their mouth or just the bottom - is bait attached where the barb is?
@cajun_cheechako Just the barb part, picture below, which is from a short Alaska magazine article on halibut hooks (https://alaskamagazine.com/authentic-alaska/culture/fishing-with-a-wooden-halibut-hook/). At the bottom of this page, is some elder discussion of such hooks (https://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=286).
