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Matau

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    Fish hook
    Fishing line
    sinker
  • Other Name

    Fish hook (English)

  • Description

    One piece bone fish hook illustrating one of the last steps in manufacture.

  • Accession Number
    1935.172
  • Accession Date
    1935
  • Other Id

    21849 (ethnology)

    1838 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court East

  • Last Update
    04 Feb 2022
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