Te matau. Fish hook. This is used for fishing. The largest component of te matau is a length of waka ni ba (stalactite) that has been carved and smoothed to form a rabatan te matau (shank).It is pale yellow in colour, smooth in texture with some transparency when held towards the light. The top segment has been tapered into a blunt point and a perforation has been drilled at the top where a line would be attached. The opposite end features a hackle made of te benu (coconut husk). They have been bound to the end with off-white coloured thread. A taban te matau (point) has also been bound opposite where the hackle is positioned. It is made of te ri (bone). It curves outwards exposing the sharp point. It is pale yellow in colour and shows some porous texture. This te matau is from Banaba island in Kiribati.