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Te rabatan te matau

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Fish lure shank (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Te rabatan te matau. Shank. This is a component that would be used to complete a whole te matau (fish hook). It is made entirely from te kuano (phosphate). It has been ground into a short length that flat in depth. One side shows where a linear raise has been filed out. One end of te rabatan te matau has been tapered into a short point and features two nicks and a further two notches. This is where a line would be wedged and lashed around.

    The opposite end tapers in and shows two small nodes that have been filed out and finished with a flat edge. This is the section where tabon te matau (point) would be lashed to. A small furrow has been filed out across the flat surface defining where the tabon te matau would be positioned. It has been covered with a dried brown residue. Its exterior is smooth in texture, hard in material and shows some transparency. It is pale yellow in colour.

  • Wāhi
    Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1936
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    23922 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

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  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te rabatan te matau, 1936.295, 23922, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 02 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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