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 with shank carved from whale bone with dark parau (mother of pearl shell) lashed to the back and possible onu (turtle shell) nio (point). There is a ole drilled at the top of the shank where the cotton taura tautai (fishing line) is strung through. The nio onu is barbed and lashed with twine to the shank through two holes which are drilled into its base. Snood of thick fibre cord looped through at hook point then fastened and connected up to drilled hole at shank's head. Hackle of plant fibre (possibly kiriau - hibiscus fibre) is attached to base of shank. Twine taura tautai (fishing line) is iri (braid) taki toru (three-ply).WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1930.83Rā Tāpiringa10 Mar 1930Tohu Tuakiri Kē4702.2 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Matau, 1930.83, 4702.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1930.83, 4702.2Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1930Tikanga Waihangacarved lashedWaitohu/māka4702.2 RARATONGA PUR. (handwritten)Pāohomammal/boneturtle shell/shellcord (fiber product)[hibiscus (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre/AAT MaterialsRaraunga Ine235mm91mm56mmTaumata 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