Fish-Hook
Fish-Hook
Object name: Fish-Hook
Date: 1700-1840
Dimensions:
80 x 30 mm
Medium: Shell, fibre
Object number: C03244
DescriptionMeduim fish hook of rough pearl shell, pointed at both ends, the end perforated with round holes to admit the line. The hook is made of the same pearl shell as the shaft, plainly butted on the lower end of the shaft and neatly attached to it by lashings of fine twisted fibres.
Maori.
Maori.
Culture: Oceania