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1930.75.8

Fish-hook point made of bone with small barbs along it's length. [MJD 17/03/2009]

1930.75.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fish-hook point made of bone with small barbs along it's length. [MJD 17/03/2009]
Geographical reference
New Zealand
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > New Zealand
South Island Otago Purakanui Beach
Cultural groups
Māori
Person
Maker James Frank Robieson
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Frank Robieson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 12 mm, Length: max 46 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.75.8
Research and responses

Examined by Chris Paulin (Natural Environment Projects Officer at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa) during a visit to the PRM 24-26 June 2009. For an account of Paulin's project, see copy of his unpublished 'Research Report: Māori Fishhooks in European Museums - Winston Churchill Fellowship 2009' in RDF: Researchers: Paulin. See also: 'Māori Fishhooks in European Museums', by Chris D. Paulin, in Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, no. 21 (2010), pp. 13-41, esp. 27-29 (copy in RDF: Researchers: Paulin). [JC 12 8 2010]

Search terms: Fishing, Hook, Fishing Accessory

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