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Matau

human history
  • Other Name

    Fish Hook (English)

  • Description

    Matau. One piece pearl shell hook. The matau is curved and sharpened to a point, with line attached of plant fibre and nape (coconut sennit) lashed to the top of the shank. The line is dark in colour, thickly braided, with a loop at the top for grip. The parau (pearl shell) is dark with an iridescent sheen and polished surface.

  • Place
    Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Date
    1924
  • Other Id

    14511 (ethnology)

    D8 (Edge-Partington)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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  • hook; 14511
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