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Matau

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Fish hook (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Matau. Fish hook component (shank with lashing). Used for night time fishing. Shank carved from a single piece of wood. Kiriau (hibiscus fibres) lashing around both ends of the 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. Cracks visible across the matau. "RAROTONGA 8341" is written in black ink on the shank. Good condition overall.

  • Wāhi
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1899
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    8341 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Matau, 8341, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 19 Jan… … Read more

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