Accession No
1948.2561 D
Description
Fish Hook - One of a series of five illustrating the manufacture of fish hooks; fragment of partially made bone hook.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; North Island; Coromandel Peninsula; Opito Bay
Period
Source
Auckland Institute and Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2561 D
Cultural Affliation
Maori
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] '48.2561 A-E New Zealand. Series illustrating manufacture of fish hooks. A. piece of Moa bone. First stage. B. Bone core of hook, drilled out & discarded. C. and D. Fragments of partially made bone hooks. E. finished hook. Tip broken. Opito Bay. Auckland Museum. Exchange.' [Red circular sticker bottom right of card; black and white photograph of five objects labelled 1948.2561 A-E attached to back of card.]
Event Date 17/12/2013
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
One of a series of five illustrating the manufacture of fish hooks; fragment of partially made bone hook.
Event Date 17/12/2013
Author: maa
FM:267409
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