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Composite fishhook

Complete composite fishhook. Shank is manufactured from a boar tusk. Point is manufactured from an iron nail bent inwards at the base and then straight at the tip. The tip is attached to the point with muka. There is twisted muka at the proximal end of the shank for the line, with a knot at the end.

Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D81.934

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
446 x 39.5 x 11.4mm
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D81.934
On Display
Yes

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