Artifact Number:
03828
Object:
FISHHOOK, METAL
Makau
Material:
Metal (iron), Plant (wood, fiber)
Dimensions:
23 x 6.77 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This is a bundle of nine sticks and nine barbless iron one-piece fishhooks attached with cordage to the sticks. Each fishhook has its own ka'a, snell of the fishing line, and aho cordage or fishing line. One of the names for barbless fishhooks is 'omau, which means "to hold steadfast." This fishhook is thought to be a Makau Kaka, and one is of foreign manufacture.
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