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Superb matau-fishing hook, a large and early composite fish…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
28-Mar-2012
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Description:
Superb matau-fishing hook, a large and early composite fish hook with curved wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling. The shaft superbly carved with a fine head. a length of cord (aho) is attached to the top. The small barb is shell and has a serrated point to one side. It has been attached to the shank with muka (flax fibre) cord Hardwood shell plant fibre. Collection number inscribed in white paint 'Web Col 522'. 18th century. This Hook May have been collected during English explorer Captain James Cook's voyages into the Pacific. Members of Cook's Pacific expeditions collected a large number of fishhooks. Ref. Te Papa Tongarewa. Height 13 cm. Width 5.1 cm. Depth 1.8 cm. Hook only
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Category:
Tribal: New Zealand Maori