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Pā

human history
  • Other Name

    Fishing lure (English)

  • Description

    Pā. Trolling lure. This pā is made of composite materials. The shank is made from tifa (pearl shell) of yellow colour and is rectangular in shape. It is curved in profile. A small perforation is made at the top of the shank for fishing line to suspend through. A sharpened lure point made with a metal point is lashed to the base of the shank with a dark feather hackle attached.

  • Place
    Fakaofo/Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1970.208
  • Accession Date
    1970
  • Other Id

    43863 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Pā, 1970.208, 43863, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Pā, 1970.208, 43863, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1970.208, 43863, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1970.208, 43863, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pā, 1970.208, 43863, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, fish

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