Te matau. Fish hook. This is made from three material components: te aubunga (clam shell), te ri (bone) and te ira (hair). All three have been used to form a complete te matau. Te aubunga has been ground to form a cylindrical component called te rabatan te matau (shank). It has been tapered at both ends. It is hard in material, off-white in colour and shows porous remains. A circular perforation has been drilled through its depth. This would be for the purpose of inserting and attaching te ao (line). Adjacent to this, small furrows have been filed how for the direction and placement of cordage and te tabon te matau (point). Te tabon te matau has been filed from te ri. It is hard in material, pale yellow in colour and has been filed into a slim cone form. Te irauea (hair cordage) has been used to attach te tabon te matau to te rabatan te matau. A hackle of te ira has been included in the lashing. It is dark brown in colour.