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Magai

human history
  • Other Name

    Hook (English)

  • Description

    Magai. Hook. This is a magai made from a type of rock. The magai is a light grey colour with a smooth polished surface. The magai has been carved with a notch indicating that this was the shank of the magai. The magai is broken and is missing the pointed tip.

  • Place
    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)/Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1935.196
  • Accession Date
    1935
  • Other Id

    21879 (ethnology)

    D31.849 (Otago University Museum)

    B3530 (Bishop Museum)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Magai, 1935.196, 21879, D31.849, B3530, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Magai, 1935.196, 21879, D31.849, B3530, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Magai, 1935.196, 21879, D31.849, B3530, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • Fishhook fragment; Rapa Nui; Easter Island; 21879
  • fishhook fragment, over view
  • fishhook
  • fishhook fragment, over view

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