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Object Number
47-54-70/2651
Display Title
One piece hook, broken - illustrating use of bone of extinct moa
Descriptions
Object Description
One piece hook, broken - illustrating use of bone of extinct moa in manufacture of fish hooks
Inventory Description
Hook, carved bone, curved, u-shaped
Classification
- Fishhook
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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New Zealand
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Kaikai's Beach
Additional Geographic Terms
Sandfly Bay
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
47-54-70/2651 / D.45.595 / 1026.KAIKAI
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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