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Maka feke

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Maka feke

    Sinker

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Maka feke. Sinker component for an octopus lure. A maka feke usually consists of a limestone sinker, with segments of large cowrie shells wrapped around it with kafa (coconut sennit) and a long wooden rod attachment. The maka feke is designed to take the appearance of a rat, and there is a traditional Tongan tale about the Feke (Octopus) and the Kuma (Rat). This sinker is made from limestone. It is carved and polished into a bullet form.

    It has striations of dark caramel colour and a matte, smooth surface texture. There are distinctive natural 'knots' in the limestone toward the tip area.

  • Wāhi
    Tonga/Pacific
  • Accession Number
    1966.10
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1966
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    37862.4 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

lure, octopus, 1966.10, 37862.4, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • lure, octopus, 1966.10, 37862.4, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • lure, octopus, 1966.10, 37862.4, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • lure, octopus, 1966.10, 37862.4, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • lure, octopus, 1966.10, 37862.4, Cultural Permissions Apply

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