Maihea, Sinker, Granite

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Maihea, Sinker, Granite

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Te Hikoi Museum

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Te Hikoi Museum

Description

A flecked, buff unfinished maihea (sinker) made from a waterworn granite cobble. It has a groove pecked halfway around the minor axis, where a harakeke lashing would have been secured. Stone tool specialist, the late Russell Beck, identified the source of stone for this maihea as being local. Maihea were attached to fishing lines to sink baits and lures into deeper water. Several may have been secured along the lower edge of a fishing net. They were made by forming a shallow groove around a s...

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Date created

1250-1900

Creator

Unknown Kaimahi maihea (sinker maker)

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https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1464544

Related subjects

Māori / Taoka/Taonga / Tools

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