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Captain Cook period or contact period rare Maori Albatross hook.…
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Auckland
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14-Sep-2010
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Captain Cook period or contact period rare Maori Albatross hook. Extremeley rare, highly carved on wooden shank with highly important two Manaia motifs with serrated paua shell eyes. Bone serrated point lashed to shank with flax. No line attached. Ref, '(after Hamilton 46a, fig. 31)', the Coming of the Maori by Sir Peter Buck, page 98. Length 11 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori