File:Stone fish hook with fibre trace (16823623159).jpg

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Stone fish hook with fibre trace. The Rapanui were very skilled in the carving of stone. There is a story in Rapanui folklore about an islander who made fish hooks out of human bone. These were more effective than the stone ones.

On loan from the Horniman Museum and Gardens

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by akhenatenator at https://flickr.com/photos/86012097@N08/16823623159 (archive). It was reviewed on 18 December 2017 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

18 December 2017

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