discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Afo human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFishing line (English)Kupu whakaahuaAfo. Fishing line. This is a hand made afo. The afo is comprised of a long white string. This string is tied around eight wooden floats as well as eight metal hooks. The floats are thin cylindrical pieces of taiuli (looped ends of net) coloured a light brown. The hooks are a dark brown colour and vary in shape and size. Each hook is curved with a sharp point. Twine is used to attach the hooks individually to the afo. This afo would be referred to as a tau valu (group of eight hooks). This name varies according to how many hooks are attached. Afo were used for a special type of deep-sea fishing called makomako. Lavahi (hooks with bait attached) would be lowered into the sea, nearly 200 fathoms deep, with a heavy sinker. Once the fish were caught the tautai (fishermen) would gently pull up the afo so that no hooks get caught in the coral.WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificAccession Number1970.208Rā Tāpiringa1970Tohu Tuakiri Kē43851 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Afo, 1970.208, 43851, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1970.208, 43851WāhiFakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/PacificRāPre 1970Tikanga Waihangametal working TiedWaitohu/māka43851 (handwritten) AFO / $1.50 EMANI (label)Pāohowood/plant materialmetal/inorganic materialstring (fiber product)/cord (fiber product)twine/string (fiber product)/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine655mm40mm10mmHuinga KaupapaSeafaring/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūLine, FishingTackle, FishingFishing EquipmentFishing & Trapping T&E04 Tools & Equipment for MaterialsWhakahounga o Mua16 Oct 2019 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60