Te matau
human history
Te matau. Fishing hook. This matau has been bent from a thin metal nail into an angular J shape. A small red te moromoro (trade bead) is strung onto plant fibre and attached through the eye of the matau.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 6 Jan 2019
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- Te reo Name
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Fish hook (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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- Accession Number
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1936.295
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1936
- Other Id
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23931.2 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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