Makau

human history

Makau. Groups of single fish hooks. The group consists of one hundred parts in total. Some are whole single fish hooks and some are in fragments. They are all made of pearl shell, where some feature a reddish brown matte texture on the reverse side. The whole single hooks show knobbed heads where a sennit cord would be lashed from. Their small sizing portray their use for catching small fish.

Nama tāpiringa: 1931.126 Whakahounga o Mua: 11 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Group of single fish hooks (English)

Wāhi
Hawaii/United States of America
Accession Number

1931.126

Rā Tāpiringa

1931

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

16320.4 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

Uiuitia Tirohanga API
4 Mātātuhi
fish hook, fragment, 1931.126, 16320.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 24 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
fish hook, fragment, 1931.126, 16320.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 24 Apr 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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