Aviti

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Aviti. Fish hook. For bonita fishing. This 'aviti is constructed with a parau (pearl shell) shank and ivi (bone) point with plant fibre cord securing the point to the shank. The shank is cut into a somewhat rectangular shape along three sides and polished to maximum glossy sheen from the central thicker section of yellow parau including the hinge. The hinge has a perforation through which tuaina (twine) is secured along the length and attaches to the ivi point lashed at the thinner end of the shank with tuaina.

Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

Fish Hook (English)

Place
Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
Associated Place

Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific

Accession Date

Unknown

Other Id

12912 (ethnology)

1083 (Taonga Database)

Department

Pacific

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hook, 12912, 1083, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 12 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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