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A 19th century trolling fish hook (pa kahawai), with a paua…
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Auckland
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19-Jun-2013
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A 19th century trolling fish hook (pa kahawai), with a paua shell body supported on an iron/wire frame which has been bent to form a slightly barbed hook point. Lashed snood, no line. Provenance: Obtained in Southland in the 1950s. Length 10 cm. Width 1.7 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori