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Pule ta'i fe'e (Octopus lure)

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NamePule ta'i fe'e (Octopus lure)

ProductionSāmoa

Classificationlures

Materialsshell (animal material), stone, coir

Dimensions335

Registration NumberFE002796/2

Credit lineGift of Dr Alex M Rutherford, 1954

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Category

Intended for: Fishing
fishing
Made of: shell (animal material)
stone
coir
Type of: lures
Depicts: Fishhooks
Fishing lures
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Sāmoan

Place

Made in: Sāmoa
Influenced by: Sāmoa

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Donald Alexander John Rutherford
Mrs Wilhelmina Rutherford