Artifact Number:
03676
Object:
FISHHOOK
Makau
Material:
Shell (turtle), plant (olona fiber)
Dimensions:
4.7 cm x 3.10 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This makau is made of ea (Eretmochelys imbricata) shell and is of a very dark brown color, appearing black. It follows a typical Hawaiian form with an incurved point and low outer barb. It does not appear to have been used. Figure 139. (Summers)
Collection Name: J.S. Emerson Collection
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