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Deb Chachra on Nostr: Was asked today, as an icebreaker, to share what I was currently obsessed with. My ...

Was asked today, as an icebreaker, to share what I was currently obsessed with.

My answer: The design and function of these wooden (Pacific) halibut hooks that have used by the communities of the northwest coast of the US for thousands of years: https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-halibut-hook-revival/

I went to see these examples, from the Haida, at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, yesterday.

https://moa.ubc.ca