Fishhook matau
Place: New Zealand
Category: Fishing & hunting
wood, bone, cord, New Zealand, l. 10 cm, Inv. Oz 338
Humphrey No. 245: ‘a singular fish-hook made of Wood, pointed with a Jaw-bone which is ingeniously tied to the wood. From ditto [New Zealand].’
Composite fish-hook with twisted cord, two-part hook made of wood, lashing made of plant material. Markus Schindlbeck