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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Fishhook Point

Complete, straight fishhook point, although the tip is missing. It had an upper, internal barb but it has broken off. It has lower, external notches and a reduction on the interior side just above the base down.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D29.5244

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
53.26 x 11.4 x 7.33mm
Media/Materials
bone, animal, organic
Credit Line
Dr Gordon Dempster
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D29.5244
On Display
No

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