Fish-Hook
Fish-Hook
Object name: Fish-Hook
Date: 1700-1840
Dimensions:
90 mm
Medium: Wood, stone, hair, coir,
Object number: C03243
DescriptionMedium fish hook made of a stalagmite. The inner side is bevelled off to a ridge. The hook is made of bone, slightly curved and very sharp at the point. It is bound with cord of light brown fibres and black human hair. The top end of the shaft is perforated with a round hole to admit the line, and at the lower end of the shaft is a pendant of two fibre or hair tassels.
Maori.
Maori.
Culture: Oceania