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Hei Matau
Whalebone
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Ihāia Ryan
Kai Whakairo (Graduate Carver)
Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
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$770 NZD
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80mm x 75mm
3626IR
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Description
Coastal and river-based Māori tribes traditionally used a variety of fishhooks and lures. Hooks and lures varied in shape, material and design. Today hei matau (fishhooks) have become symbolic of traditional Māori technology and continue to symbolize a relationship to Tangaroa, God of the sea.
