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Matau

human history
  • Other Name

    Fish hook (English)

  • Description

    Matau. Fish hook. The matau is made from bone with a barbed point and lashed with fau (hibiscus fibre). The fibre is light brown in colour. The matau is curved in profile.

  • Place
    Tokelau Islands/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    15851 (ethnology)

    X21 (Edge-Partington)

  • Department

    Pacific

Matau, 15851, X21, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Matau, 15851, X21, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Matau, 15851, X21, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Matau, 15851, X21, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Matau, 15851, X21, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fish hook 15851
  • fish hook 15851
  • fish hook 15851
  • fish hook 15851

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