Te matau. Fish hook. This te matau is made of the following components: te rabatan te matau (shank), te tabon te matau (point), te irauea (cordage of human hair) and a short hackle. Te rabatan is made from te bwaeo (mother of pearl shell). It is pale yellow in colour with some shimmer and transparency. It has been filed into a length where one end has been tapered into a short point and the other end into a tapered cylindrical form. It has been cut from the hinge segment of the shell. This is defined by its varied depth. One end shows where a small circular perforation has been drilled into the side. This is where te ao (line) can be inserted and attached. In this example, te irauea has been attached and bound. It is dark brown in colour and extends outwards. Its fibrous ends can be seen where the binding stops. Opposite this, the tapered cylindrical end of te rabatan te matau has been utilized in lashing te tabon te matau (point) and a short hackle of loose strands of ira (hair). Te tabon te matau is made from iron. It appears to have been worked into its current form, a slim cone-like form that curves towards the concave of te rabatan te matau. It is dark brown and covered in rust which has bled out onto the lashing. Te irauea has been used to lash te tabon te matau and the hackle to te rabatan te matau.