Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Kahawai Lure
Complete kahawai lure. Curved wooden shank with notches at head and base for lashings. White iridescent shell inlay, broken near the centre. Muka lashings at head and base. Twisted cord attached at head with a nail sticking out of the cord. Some feathers attached to muka at the base. Curved bone point with internal barb.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D10.106
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 188 x 43 x 23mm
- Media/Materials
- wood, vegetal, organic, shell, animal, bone, Muka, flax, fibre, feather, iron, metal, processed material
- Credit Line
- Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Hocken
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D10.106
- On Display
- No
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