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Artifact Number:
 09452

Object:
Fishhook
Makau

Material:
 Bone (human)

Dimensions:
 

Origin:
 Kahoolawe, Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
  This makau is made of human bone and was found in a heiau in Hakioawa. It follows a Hawaiian form peculiar to hooks made of human bone, with a high, incurving point and two barbs along the inner curve.



Collection Name: William EH Deverill Collection

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