Artifact Number:
03697
Object:
FISHHOOK
Makau
Material:
Ivory, plant (olona fiber)
Dimensions:
5.25 x 3.65 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This makau is made of ivory and follows a typical Hawaiian form with an incurved point and lower outer barb. The original two-ply olona (Touchardia latifolia) cordage remains attached to the shank, and a museum catalogue number has been printed on one side of the fishhook. Figure 140. (Summers)
Collection Name: J.S. Emerson Collection
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