Matau Fish Hook

Matau Fish Hook. A fish-hook of good proportions with a curved,…
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Matau Fish Hook. A fish-hook of good proportions with a curved, gnarled wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; iron hook attached to the shank with muka (flax fibre) cord. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Webster Coll 543'. contact period. Length 15.7 cm. Width 12 cm. Kenneth Athol Webster collection, New Zealand. Private Collection, New Zealand

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  • Contact Period - As applied to New Zealand Maori artifacts, the artefact dates from the 1790s to the 1840s

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