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Composite fishhook

Complete composite fishhook. Curved wooden shank with large bone point attached with muka lashings. Bone point is straight with and incurved tip and three external barbs and one internal barb. Lower external barb and internal barb have two notches on them. Additional muka lashings twisted around the head.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

X2018.412

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
109.7 x 74.3 x 15.1mm
Media/Materials
wood, vegetal, organic, bone, animal, Muka, flax, fibre
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
X2018.412
On Display
Yes

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