Matau

human history

Matau. One piece pearl shell hook. The matau is curved and sharpened to a point, with line attached of plant fibre and nape (coconut sennit) lashed to the top of the shank. The line is dark in colour, thickly braided, with a loop at the top for grip. The parau (pearl shell) is dark with an iridescent sheen and polished surface.

Whakahounga o Mua: 19 Mar 2020
Ingoa Kē

Fish Hook (English)

Wāhi
Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Rā Tāpiringa

1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14511 (ethnology)

D8 (Edge-Partington)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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14 Mātātuhi
hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
hook, 14511, D8, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 11 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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