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A 19th century/post contact Pa Kahawai the Kahawai lure with a…
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Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
18-Sep-2008
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Description:
A 19th century/post contact Pa Kahawai the Kahawai lure with a paua shell body supported on an iron/wire frame which has been bent to form a slightly barbed hook point, the iron/wire/nail lashed to the shell with muka (flax fibre). Obtained in Southland in the 1950s, unusual in that the Kahawai lures normally have a more 'Northerly' distribution. Length 10 cm. Width 1.7 cm.
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Category:
Tribal: New Zealand Maori