krok: fiskkrok / lina / flöte, Fiskkrok, fish-hook

Fiskkrok med lina och flöte.
Kroken gjord av två små träpinnar som bundits samman så att de sitter i spetsig vinkel.
Byte från University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge. 1/7
Utan etikett i samlingarna i University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology i Cambridge. En liknande krok med lina och flöte sänt till Royal Botanic Gardens i Kew för bestämning. Följande svar erhölls 7/8 1953 ( se originalkatalogen ) : The barb, float and line, which you suggest may have come from Samoa or Fiji, have been identified as follows. The barb appears to be made from the fibrous part of a palm. The material from which the line is made has not been identified. The float is made from the wood of a member of the Malvales. It is in some respects similar to Balsa Wood derived froim Ochroma lagopus, but I am personally doubtful if it is really from this species. In some respects it suggests the tree from which Kapok is derived (Ceiba pentandra). It is more likely to be Ceiba pentandra if it has really come from Samoa or Fiji, as the species is known to be commonly cultivated in those Islands. Ochroma lagopus, on the other hand, occurs chiefly, if not exclusively, in xxx tropical regions in S. America. The trouble is, however, that both these species are somewhat variable in their wood struture, and this applies also to the woods of other members of the same family. One cannot, therefore, be quite certain about the exact genus or species. It certainly seems very improbable, from the botanical evidence, that the float or barb came from British Columbia. If the float is Balsa, however, it could have come from Colombia!