Matau

Description
Bone fish hook. Knob on top of shank (stylised face). Knob on bottom at lower elbow (roughly trapezoid shaped). Hole in the shank which has caused a split up from the lower to the upper edge of the barb elbow. The chip has been mended. Pale bone with some orange foreign matter on the snood, barb and elbow on one side.
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Description
Bone fish hook. Knob on top of shank (stylised face). Knob on bottom at lower elbow (roughly trapezoid shaped). Hole in the shank which has caused a split up from the lower to the upper edge of the barb elbow. The chip has been mended. Pale bone with some orange foreign matter on the snood, barb and elbow on one side.
Subject categories
Māori culture
Department
Taonga Māori
ID number
7582

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