Auika (fish threader)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameAuika (fish threader)

ProductionUnknown; carver; 1800-1850; New Zealand

Classificationbodkins

Materialsbone, pāua (abalone shell), muka (fibre)

Techniquescarving

DimensionsOverall: 17mm (width), 7mm (height), 305mm (length), 0.0531kg (weight)

Registration NumberWE000617

Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969

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