Matau (fish hook)

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NameMatau (fish hook)

ProductionUnknown; 1700s; Society Islands

Classificationfishhooks

Materialswood, sennit

Materials Summarycoconut fibre (cocos nucifera)

DimensionsOverall: 230mm (width), 220mm (length)

Registration NumberFE000360

Credit lineGift of Lord St Oswald, 1912

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