Object ID:
2011.049.11
Object Name:
Fishhook
Description:
Fishing lure made of a contoured wooden shaft in to which a shell lure (missing) would originally have been set. A bone barb (missing) would also have been fixed at the base and bound with the muka (flax fibre) cord. The twisted muka line is still intact.
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Pa Kahawai shaft and line
Pa Kahawai shaft and line