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whalebone, 16 cm. (6'Ain.)hn; 

 the Kai Tuhu people ofOtago Heads. 

 Papanui Inlet; from the Te Puawaitan- 

 ga period (1500-1800) . Collection of 

 Otago Museum, Dunedin. It is doubtful 

 that this somewhat delicate fishhook 

 was used for utilitarian purposes. It is 

 much more likely to have been a cere- 

 monial hook worn as an amulet. 



