"Fishing Hook Matau Pa Kahawai - Maori Culture, New Zealand - Late 19th Century"
FISHING HOOK matau pa kahawaiMaori culture, New Zealand
Late 19th–early 20th century
Wood, bone, mother-of-pearl, and natural fibers
H: 11 cm; W: 2 cm
Fishing hook carved to form a slightly curved shaft, with a mother-of-pearl blade inlaid on the inside and a carved bone barb.
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Several similar examples are kept at the Musée du Quai Branly and the Weltmuseum Wien (formerly known as the Museum für Volkerkunde), the ethnology museum in Vienna.
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