Fish Hooks (Matau)

date

about 1950-1975

creation place

Oceania, New Zealand

medium & support

Polished abalone shell with tortoise shell hook and cord

measurements

3 3/8 x 11/16 x 13/16 in. (8.56 x 1.73 x 2.06 cm)

credit line

Gift of David T. Owsley

accession number

1991.068.192a-b

keywords

amusement, animal, catching, civilization, culture, earth, exercise, fish, fishing, fishing gear, fishing tackle, games, hunting, nature, non-Christian religion, occupations, Polynesian/Melanesian religion, recreation, religion, rite, searching, society, sport, supernatural, world

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