Artifact Number:
 04471

Object:
Net, shuttle
Hia

Material:
 Bone (whale)

Dimensions:
 14.3 x 0.6 cm

Origin:
  Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 Hia aho ka upena. A fishnet shuttle is a device for holding the thread in netting. This shuttle shown here is made of whale bone.



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