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Fish hook

Maori people, New Zealand
Fish hook
 (early 20th century)

Medium
wood, pāua shell, bone, fibre

Measurements
43.0 × 2.5 × 3.3 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Stanley Gordon Moriarty by Jean McKay Moriarty, Fellow, 1979

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
New Zealand

Accession Number
O116-1979

Department
Pacific Art

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Physical description
Hook carved from bone and attached the main body of hook and tied together with fibre string. The main body of hook is concaved and set with paua shells. On the opposite end of the hook is a twisted rope attached.

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