Fishhook matau
Place: New Zealand
Category: Fishing & hunting
wood, bone, cord, New Zealand, l. 12.5 cm, w. 6.5 cm Hanover 1854, No. 35
Composite fish-hook made of wood, with a bone point that is lightly curved, and which has several notches on the outer side. The bone point is lashed with a cord made of plant fibres. The shank is similarly lashed at the upper end, from which extends a twisted cord. Markus Schindlbeck