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lā‘au melomelo

human history
  • Other Name

    Fishing stick (English)

  • Description

    Lā‘au melomelo. Fishing stick. This lā‘au melomelo is made from a long club-like segment of lā‘au (tree branch) that is wider in diameter at one end and narrows to a point at the other. The wood is dry and untreated with a length of twine cord tied at the narrower end and running three-quarters of the length of the wood. The lā‘au melomelo is dark brown in colour.

  • Place
    Hawaii/United States of America
  • Accession Date
    Circa 1984
  • Other Id

    11301 (ethnology)

    5137 (Bishop Museum)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 11301, 5137, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 18 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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