Superb Matau Fish Hook

Superb Matau Fish Hook. A large, early composite fish-hook with…
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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 deep.1.8 cm. Hook only. Kenneth Athol Webster collection, New Zealand. Private Collection, New Zealand

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