Te matau

human history

Te matau. Fishing hook. This matau has been bent from a thin metal nail into an angular J shape. A small red te moromoro (trade bead) is strung onto plant fibre and attached through the eye of the matau.

Nama tāpiringa: 1936.295 Whakahounga o Mua: 6 Jan 2019
Ingoa Kē

Fish hook (English)

Wāhi
Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Rā Tāpiringa

1936

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

23931.2 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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Te matau, 1936.295, 23931.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 20 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
Te matau, 1936.295, 23931.2, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 20 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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