Amateur Field Finds Collection Including Whalebone Hook

Significant Collection of Amateur Field Finds, 1920. Five artefacts mounted on old card including 'The Milford Hook' thought to be the second-largest whalebone hook in existence. Offers a refined orthodox style; each end terminates with utilitarian barb design. Form is accentuated by fashioned detailing at the lower apex of the hook. The Collection also offers two cloak pins, a pa kahawai and another bone fishing hook. Old labels attached to early Craighead Diocesan School textbook cover. 'The Milford Hook' Length 21 cm; Pa kahawai Length 10 cm; Pin Length 12 cm; Pin Length 13 cm; Bone hook Length 4 cm. The Milford Hook' Length 21 cm Pa kahawai Length 10 cm Pin Length 12 cm Pin Length 13 cm Bone hook Length 4 cm. Private collection, passed by descent, New Zealand