discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te matau human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFish hook (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe matau. Fish hook. This is used for fishing. The largest component of te matau is a cylindrical length of te kuano (phosphate) that has been carved and smoothed to form a rabatan te matau (shank).It is a pale yellow in colour and smooth in texture with some transparency when held towards the light. Some areas of white opacity can be seen amongst the transparent material. The top segment has been tapered and angled into a blunt point. A perforation has been drilled through the side where te ao (line) would be inserted and attached. The opposite end features a curled hackle of natural fibre pinnules. The hackle is fibrous and dark yellow in colour. They have been bound to with te nimwaerere (cordage of human hair and coconut sennit fibres). Some cotton has been included with the lashing. Additionally, te taban te matau (point) has been made of metal and features adjacent to the hackle amongst the binding. Some erosion can be seen from its base. It is curved in form and tapers into a sharp point. This matau is from Banaba (Ocean) island in Kiribati.WāhiOcean Island/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē23535.3 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 23535.3Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiOcean Island/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga Waihangacarved drilled lashed [handmade]Waitohu/māka23535.3; OCEAN IS.; DEP. (handwritten) 96 (label, stick on/label)Pāoho[coconut (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[fibre]human hair/hair/animal materialmetal/inorganic materialmineral/inorganic materialRaraunga Ine110mm25mmHuinga KaupapaFishing/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūFish HookLine fishingFishing, Trapping & Hunting T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua12 Jul 2019 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