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Artifact Number:
 B.01229

Object:
Fishhook, one piece
Matau pounamu

Material:
 Stone (nephrite)

Dimensions:
 4 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm

Origin:
 New Zealand, Polynesia

Comments:
 Carved greenstone (nephrite) or pounamu fishhook used as a pendant. "Bought by an anonymous friend of Mr. Henry Holmes, from L. Simmons, Auckland, N.Z. Lapidist and jeweler, and given to the museum."



Collection Name: Holmes Collection

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