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matau

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    fish hook, two-piece point (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    fish hook, two-piece point. Lower end has a straight edge. Limb is angled out and has a straight tip. Shallow outer barb. Four deep notches on the outside at the base. Tooth

  • Wāhi
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1879
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    11665.2 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
matau, 11665.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Jul… … Read more

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