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Object Number
47-54-70/2621
Display Title
Broken one piece hook - illustrating use of bone of extinct moa in +
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bone tool, worked, U-shaped, knobbed one end, pointed other, broken
Classification
- Hook
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
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New Zealand
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Sand Fly Bay
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 3 x 0.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-54-70/2621/ D.30.5/ Sand Fly Bay
Provenance
Exchange participant
Otago Museum
(1947)
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