Pohau manga barracuda lure. Rare, fully intact barracuda lure…
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Pohau manga barracuda lure. Rare, fully intact barracuda lure with large, straight shank and serrated bone point. An antero-posterior hole is in shank where the line goes through and runs along a groove. Inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 383'. Length 13 cm. Width 4.3 cm. James Thomas Hooper collection, UK. Purchased by Kenneth Athol Webster from J T Hooper in 1947. Kenneth Athol Webster collection No. 383, New Zealand. Acquired by Andrew Miet from Kenneth Athol Webster in June 1963. Private Collection, New Zealand

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