discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Matau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFish hook (English)Kupu whakaahuaMatau. Fish hook. Shank is cut from light coloured parau (mother of pearl shell) in a long narrow strip so as to include a part of the hinge (to form the thicker proximal end) as well as the area towards the lip of the shell (at thinner end). Sides of the parau shank have been ground down smooth and polished to achieve desired colour and size - small and flat. The point consists of an animal'stoothand is secured using cotton thread that is lashed around the shank. The snood consists of a two-ply cotton cord which is tied around the base of the point, running the length of the shank. The snood is further secured at the top of the shank with cotton thread lashing threaded through a hole drilled at the top of the shank. The same hole is used to also attach the fishing line. "8337 RAROTONGA" is written in black ink on the shank. Good condition overall.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRā Tāpiringa1899Tohu Tuakiri Kē8337 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Matau, 8337, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 18 Jan… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 8337Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKohingaCheesemanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1899Tikanga Waihangacarved ground lashed drilledWaitohu/māka8337 RAROTONGA (handwritten)Pāohomother of pearltooth/bonetwine/string (fiber product)/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine330mm112mm20mm36mmTaumata whakarōpūFish HookLine fishingFishing, Trapping & Hunting T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 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