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Pa kahawai

human history
  • Common Name
    fishing
  • Other Name

    kahawai trolling hook (descriptive name)

  • Description

    A paua shell fish hook used to catch kahawai. Wood and shell shank, bone point.

  • Accession Number
    1947.106
  • Accession Date
    1947
  • Other Id

    29584.1 (ethnology)

    3439 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
pa kahawai, 29584.1

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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