TWO MAORI FISH HOOKS

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. > A group of two Maori fish hooks. Each hook is carved from wood in a curved form with a sharply pointed tip. The hooks are fitted with fibre lashings securing bone barbs. One example retains a woven fibre attachment, while the other preserves cord binding and a small bone point fixed at the end of the hook. > > Size: 160-170mm x 100-115mm; Weight: 90g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; left - ex freysse & Associes, 20 Oct. 2010, Lot 126. > >

Estimate:£240

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