https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/108424
Pā kahawai are trolling lures designed to attract and hook large surface-feeding fish, such as kahawai (Arripis trutta). Adapted from Polynesian trolling lures, pā kahawai are composite lures typically constructed using a ground and shaped pāua (New Zealand abalone) shell lure set in a wooden shank with a bone barb fixed at the base and bound tightly with muka (flax fibre) cord.

4 Comments
PugJesus@piefed.social · 11 pts · 62d
A fine-art piece like that had better hook one cultured fish!
CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 62d
Need banana for scale.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 62d
🍌
you welcome
Bonus@piefed.social · -1 pts · 61d
Needs more computer.