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Pa fagota

human history
  • Other Name

    Fish hook (English)

  • Description

    Pa fagota. Fish hook. This is a hand made pa fagota made from two pieces of (sisi) shell, fausaga (bound) together by a length of twine. The shaft of the pa fagota is made from lautifa (mother of pearl shell). The colour of the shell used for the shaft determines its name; this shaft is iridescent in colour and slightly transparent so it can be referred to as pāusi. The pāusi is shaped like a thin rectangle with a rounded end.

    The lave (hook) is made from pakua laumei (turtle shell) and is a mix of brown and yellow. Shaped like a hook this lave is square in shape as opposed to round like modern day hooks. These sisi pieces have been drilled with holes using a mea vili pa (Samoan drill). This allows for a piece of twine to thread through and fausaga the two sisi together. The sega (hackle) is made from the same twine that fausaga the pa fagota together, only the twine has been unravelled completely. A small piece of 'afa (sennit) has also been added to help fausaga the pa fagota and support the twine used. This Pa fagota would have been used by tautai (fishermen) to catch fish of various sizes.

  • Place
    [Samoa]/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1930.107
  • Accession Date
    25 Mar 1930
  • Other Id

    24906.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

hook, 1930.107, 24906.1, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • hook, 1930.107, 24906.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 1930.107, 24906.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 1930.107, 24906.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, 1930.107, 24906.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • hook, fish

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