Fish hook (English)

Shank with lashing (English)

Matau. Fish hook component (shank and lashing). Used for night time fishing. Shank carved from a single piece of wood. Kiriau (hibiscus fibres) lashing around at long end of shank. The lashing at the top of the shank is finished with a two-ply cord, woven from strips of kiriau, completed with a knot. Indentation at short end of shank to facilitate attachment of point. "8338 RAROTONGA PRES." is written in black ink on the shank.

8338 (ethnology)

Pacific