About this object
Gaff hook
Hook with single barb hafted onto a wooden fore-shaft. The foreshaft is bound with twine which has been coated with pitch. A braided lanyard is bound onto the end of the fore-shaft.
Categories
Metalwork
Materials
Wood Iron metal Fibre Wood resin
Date Acquired
Sep 1949
How Acquired
Donated
Measurements
Overall: 20.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 2.8 cm
Object Number
A1576