Fishhook
18122
From: New Zealand | North Island | Hawke's Bay Region | Napier
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Matau |
| Object Number | 18122 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | North Island | Hawke's Bay Region | Napier |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | New Zealand Flax |
| Description | A wooden matau (fishhook) with a muka (processed New Zealand flax) cord. This matau was used for catching sharks, skates, or groper. Line fishing was a regular method of catching fish. Matau could be made of wood, bone, or stone and would come in a variety of different sizes depending on the type of fish being caught. |
| Length | 40 cm |
| Width | 21 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
| Other Number | 8 - Other Number |
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