discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Matau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFish hook (English)Kupu whakaahuaMatau. Fish hook. Large, for deep sea fishing. Shank carved from whale bone with dark parau (pearl shell) lashed to the back, cracked, small loss at shell. Hole drilled at top of shank. Nio (hook) pointwith barb carved and ground down from shell, possibly onu (turtle shell). Two holes at base of nio point lashed with twine through both. Snood of thick fibre cord looped through at nio point then fastened and connected up to drilled hole at shank's head. Hackle of cord/twine at base of shank.WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsAccession Number1930.83Rā Tāpiringa10 Mar 1930Tohu Tuakiri Kē4702.1 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Matau, 1930.83, 4702.1, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1930.83, 4702.1Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiRarotonga/Cook IslandsRāPre 1930Tikanga Waihangacarved lashedWaitohu/māka4702.1 RARATONGA PUR. (handwritten)Pāohomammal/boneturtle shell/shellcord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine200mm28.5mm55mmTaumata whakarōpūFish HookLine fishingFishing, Trapping & Hunting T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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