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hook

human history
  • Kupu whakaahua

    fish hook for halibut. Shank of steamed hemlock made into a curve. One end has a ivory barb pointing inwards and lashed on with a plant fibre and coiled sinew. The other end is lashed with the same plant fibre but with a loop created with coiled sinew at the beginning

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1938.16
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    09 Feb 1938
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    23702 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
hook, 1938.16, 23702, Cultural Permissions Apply

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