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Captain Cook Maori fish hook. Very rare fish hook from the…
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Auckland
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22-Mar-2011
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Captain Cook Maori fish hook. Very rare fish hook from the Captain Cook collection, taken to England by Captain Cook, with Captain Cook label; provenance 'Ex Methodist Missy. Socy. Given to Socy From Cassiobury Park Museum (Private) about 1900. Museum formed largely from missionary sources'. Wooden shank, with very sharp bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 9 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 1015
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori