discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te rabatan te matau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFish lure shank (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe rabatan te matau. Shank. It has been filed from te aubunga (clam shell). This is one part of a composite te matau (fish hook). It is hard in material, off-white and grey in colour, matte in surface texture and smooth to touch. It shows a depth of transparency and is dappled with porous remains that are characteristics of te aubunga (clam shell). Some brown residue remains in some areas across the exterior. It has been filed into a cylindrical form. One end has been tapered into a point. A circular perforation has been drilled through its depth for the purpose of inserting and attaching te ao (line). Opposite this end, a rim has been carved out for positioning the lashing of cordage. In addition to this, a furrow has been filed into the centre of the cross-section, this would be for the purpose of positioning te tabon te matau (point).WāhiTabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē23943.4 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23943.4, Photographed by Daan… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 23943.4Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiTabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled [handmade]Waitohu/māka23943.4; TABITEUEA.; GILBERT IS.; DEP. (handwritten)Pāohoshellclam shell/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine65mm12mmHuinga KaupapaFishing/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūFish HookLine fishingFishing, Trapping & Hunting T&ETools & EquipmentTuhipoka Rawatoi/Mātūcassus or clamWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 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