Object ID:
2011.049.12
Object Name:
Fishhook
Description:
Maori trolling lure (Pa Kahawai). Wooden shank with paua shell insert and inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line.
Pa kahawai are trolling lures designed to attract and hook large surface-feeding fish, such as kahawai
From contact period.
Pa kahawai are trolling lures designed to attract and hook large surface-feeding fish, such as kahawai
From contact period.
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pa kahawai - complete
pa kahawai - complete