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matau

human history
  • Common Name
    Fish hook
    Fishing line
    sinker
  • Other Name

    fish hook, two-piece (English)

  • Description

    fish hook, two-piece shank. Section of bone with a curve towards the base, probably dog jaw. There is an inner bevel at the base with 2 notches. The shank head is pointed and has 5 notches for line lashing. On 1 edge of the body there are 19 shallow notches or cuts through the mid-curve area. Crescentic cross section.

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Associated Place

    Coromandel/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

    Oruarangi Pa/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Accession Date
    1933
  • Other Id

    19566.8 (ethnology)

    1705 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • fish hook, two-piece shank, 1933.379, 19566.8, 1705, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Jan 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fish hook, two-piece shank, 1933.379, 19566.8, 1705, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Jan 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fish hook, two-piece shank, 1933.379, 19566.8, 1705, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Jan 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • fish hook, two-piece shank, 1933.379, 19566.8, 1705, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 13 Jan 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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