Matau
human history
Matau. Fish hook. Matau's shank is carved from a shaped piece of small branch. Matau has a light coloured rakau (wood) carved shaft with nio (hook point) of natural rakau lashed to matau with plant fibre (possibly kiriau - hibiscus fibre) wrapping. Twisted taura tautai (fishing line) possibly made of kiriau (hibiscus fibre).
Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Fish hook (English)
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- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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1899
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8340 (ethnology)
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