Rabatan te kaneati

human history

Rabatan te kaneati. Shank component of a pearl shell fishing lure. This rabatan is cut and ground from the middle of a specimen of te bwaeao (pearl shell) spanning the length of hinge to the lip at approximately 62mm in length. A perforation is made through the hinge portion of the bwaeao. It is rectangular in general shape and curved in profile. The rabatan is golden yellow in colour and has been polished to high sheen. A distinctive depressionis visible on one side of the rabatan, as well as an orange marking towards one end.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 30 Nov 2018
Ingoa Kē

Trolling lure shank (English)

Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23929.3 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Rabatan te kaneati, 1936.295, 23929.3, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 01 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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