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Rabatan te kaneati

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Rabatan te kaneati. Trolling lure shank. This rabatan (fishing lure shank) is cut from the mid-section of te bwaeao (pearl shell) from the hinge to the lip. A perforation is drilled through the thickest point of the rabatan, located at the hinge end. The rabatan is rectangular in general shape which is ground and reduced at both ends. Reduces to an apex at the hinge end nad notched at the thin end where a hook point would be lashed securely. The rabatan is curved in profile with high sheen and iridescent light yellow colour.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018