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Object Number
47-54-70/2652
Display Title
Barb leg of one piece hook - illustrating use of bone of extinct moa +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, utilized, tool, fishhook fragment?, curved to tapered point
Classification
- Utilized bone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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New Zealand
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Kaikai's Beach
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (1 13/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-54-70/2652/ D.45.591 Kaikai
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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