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Pā

human history
  • Other Name

    Fishing lure (English)

  • Description

    Pā. Trolling lure. This is a composite trolling lure. The shank is shaped from tifa (pearl shell) yellow in colour and is rectangular in shape. It is curved in profile. A small perforation is made at the top hinge segment of the shank for fishing line to be thread through. Finely produced kafa (3-ply coconut sennit) is also attached. A sharpened lure point made with tuafonu (turtle shell) is lashed to the base of the shank with cotton fibre lashing.

  • Place
    Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1990.258
  • Accession Date
    15 Nov 1990
  • Other Id

    53655 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1990.258, 53655, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Lure & line

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