Matau
human history
Matau. Fish hook. The matau is brown in colour, made from onu (turtle) shell and carved into a curved shape, finished into a barbed, sharp nio (point). The taura tautai (fishing line) of cotton cord is lashed onto the proximal end of the hook.
Accession number: 1927.124 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Fish hook (English)
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1927.124
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23 Jun 1927
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1068.1 (ethnology)
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