5th Dec, 2018 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A RARE MAORI FISH HOOK (MATUA)
A RARE MAORI FISH HOOK (MATUA), 19TH CENTURY
with curved wooden shank lined with a paua shell lure on the inner face, fitted with barbed whalebone hook bound with flax fibre string and with a further portion of its flax fibre string
10.0 cm; 4 in
Sold for £950
A RARE MAORI FISH HOOK (MATUA), 19TH CENTURY
with curved wooden shank lined with a paua shell lure on the inner face, fitted with barbed whalebone hook bound with flax fibre string and with a further portion of its flax fibre string
10.0 cm; 4 in
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 5th Dec, 2018
