Crochet Hook

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/7344e7d390b12bf54de00b1be685aca3

Title

Crochet Hook

Creator

Dr. G. E. Folk Jr

Date

20-Jul-95

Description

CROCHET HOOK IS FLAT ON ONE SIDE & ROUND ON THE OTHER. CARVED HANDLE HAS DECORATED AREA, ENDING IN A SEAL'S HEAD W/ SPLAYED FINS. HEAD DETAILS ARE SCRIMSHAWED IN BLACK. MIDWAY BETWEEN HANDLE & HOOK, THE SHANK FLARES OUT TO FORM A FLAT, ROUND PART. THIS MAY BE A RESTING BRACE FOR FINGER WHILE CROCHETING (?)
25 Jan 2018
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Subject

Anthropology
Ethnology
Dr. G. E. Folk Jr
Eskimo, Inupiaq

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService/id/ark:/65665/m39a86fa994601441ba79a34fd5726fbef/90

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=nmnhanthropology_8460700&repo=DPLA

Subject

Anthropology
Ethnology
Dr. G. E. Folk Jr
Eskimo, Inupiaq

Citation

Dr. G. E. Folk Jr, “Crochet Hook,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 18, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/26196.

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