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Superb matau - fish hook, a large, early composite fish-hook…
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Superb matau - fish hook, a large, early composite fish-hook with curved wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; shaft superbly carved with a fine head., a length of cord (aho) is attached to the top. The small barb is shell with serrated point to one side; attached to shank with muka (flax fibre) cord. 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 fish-hooks. Ref. Te Papa Tongarewa. Height 13 cm width 5.1 cm Depth 1.8 cm. Hook only.
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