Fish hook Japan These implements—an arrowhead, fishhooks, needle
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Bone fish hook hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Barbs hi-res stock photography and images - Page 10 - Alamy
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Worked bone hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Japanese times hi-res stock photography and images - Page 15 - Alamy
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Japanese times hi-res stock photography and images - Page 15 - Alamy
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Arrowheads, needles, hooks and harpoons. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm). These implements--an arrowhead, fishhooks, needle, and harpoon--were skillfully carved from bone, a material
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Arrowheads, needles, hooks and harpoons Japan These implementsan arrowhead, fishhooks, needle, and harpoonwere skillfully carved from bone, a material worked by Japanese artisans since Paleolithic times. They were found in the Obara
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Talisman. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm). Date: ca. 2000 B.C.. These implements--an arrowhead, fishhooks, needle, and
Fish hook, Japan, Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE)
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Arrowheads, needles, hooks and harpoons, Japan, Final Jōmon period (ca. 1000–300 BCE)