Matau
human history
Matau. Fish hook. Matau's shank is carved from a shaped piece of small branch. Matau has a light coloured rakau (wood) carved shaft with nio (hook point) of natural rakau lashed to matau with plant fibre (possibly kiriau - hibiscus fibre) wrapping. Twisted taura tautai (fishing line) possibly made of kiriau (hibiscus fibre).
Whakahounga o Mua: 20 Sept 2018
- Collection Area
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- akm.collections.field_type_title_label
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Fish hook (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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- Rā Tāpiringa
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1899
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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8342 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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