Matau
human history
Matau. One piece pearl shell fish hook. A fine piece of two-ply plant fibre cord is lashed to the top of the shank. The yellow parau (pearl shell) is iridescent and its surface highly polished. Sharpened at its point. The plant fibre is brown in colour. Illustrated in "Polynesian Artifacts", pl 37.
Accession number: 1950.128 Last Update: 19 Mar 2020
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Fish Hook (English)
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1950.128
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04 Jul 1950
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31522 (ethnology)
451/14 (Oldman Collection)
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