The pāusi is shaped like a thin rectangle with a curved end that rounds out to a sharp point. The lave (hook) is made from pakua laumei (turtle shell) and is a mix of dark and light browns. The lave is shaped like a hook but is square in shape as opposite to round like modern day hooks. The tip of the lave has been broken leaving a blunt point. Both sisi pieces have been drilled with tiny holes using a mean vili pa (Samoan drill). This is so a piece of twine can be threaded through to fausaga the two sisi together. The Pa fagota is also connected to a length of coiled 'afa (sennit) wrapped in twine. This Pa fagota would have been used by tautai (fishermen) to catch fish of various sizes