Māori trolling lure

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.

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PugJesus@piefed.social · 11 pts · 62d

A fine-art piece like that had better hook one cultured fish!

CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 62d (1 reply)

Need banana for scale.

IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 62d

🍌

you welcome

Bonus@piefed.social · -1 pts · 61d

Needs more computer.