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Object Number
47-54-70/2655
Display Title
Shank leg of one-piece hook - illustrating use of bone of extinct moa +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fishhook fragments, carved bone, curved, tapered to knobbed end, tip missing
Classification
- Hook
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: 6.5 x 3.4 x 1 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
47-54-70/2655/ 805.Kaikai/ D.45.590
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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