Matau (Fish hook)

Matau. Fish hook. Large, for deep sea Fishing. Shank carved from whale bone with dark parau (pearl shell) lashed to the back, cracked, small loss at shell. Hole drilled at top of shank. Nio (hook) pointwith barb carved and ground down from shell, possibly onu (turtle shell). Two holes at base of nio point lashed with twine through both. Snood of thick fibre cord looped through at nio point then fastened and connected up to drilled hole at shank's head. Hackle of cord/twine at base of shank.