Artifact Number:
03680
Object:
Fishhook
Makau
Material:
Shell (turtle), plant (0lona)
Dimensions:
5.8 x 3.5 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This makau is made of ea (Eretmochelys imbricata) shell and is dark brown in color, with some orange patches near the point. It follows a typical Hawaiian form with an incurved point and low outer barb. Some olona (Touchardia latifolia) cordage is still attached to the top of the shank, and a museum catalogue number has been printed on one side of the fishhook.
Collection Name:
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