Abalone with Historic Maori Fishing Hooks is a painting by Patricia Howitt which was uploaded on January 10th, 2013.
Abalone with Historic Maori Fishing Hooks
Detail from one of the illustrations for 'Taketakerau, The Millennium Tree'. Historic Maori fishing hooks with Paua (abalone) shell.... more
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Abalone with Historic Maori Fishing Hooks
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Patricia Howitt
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Painting - Acrylic On Board
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Detail from one of the illustrations for 'Taketakerau, The Millennium Tree'. Historic Maori fishing hooks with Paua (abalone) shell.
The Maori settlers made fishing hooks out of bone, sometimes mounted on wooden lures faced with flashing abalone shell and adorned with a tails made of feathers. Fishing lines and lashings were made from the fibers of the flax plant (Phormium tenax), one of the strongest natural fibers in the world, also used for making ropes and woven cloaks, skirts, mats, and wall decorations. The colors of the New Zealand Abalone or Paua (Haliotis iris), endemic to the cool waters of the South Pacific around Aotearoa, are unique.
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