Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Composite fishhook
Complete composite fishhook consisting of two curved pieces of paua shell lashed together with muka. Additional muka lashings at the head, attached to a twisted muka cord. Modern metal nail through lashings at base.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D37.62
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 75 x 28.5 x 28mm
- Media/Materials
- paua shell, shell, animal, organic, Muka, flax, fibre, vegetal, metal, processed material
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D37.62
- On Display
- Yes
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