A striking 73mm x 33mm contemporary Hei Matau (Fish Hook) featuring a polished bone shank bound to a hand-carved wood barb. This masculine, organic-style taonga merges ancestral Maori fishing motifs with modern aesthetic sensibilities, symbolizing authority, environmental connection, and prosperity.
This contemporary Hei Matau reinterprets the traditional fish hook through a unique inversion of materials, utilizing a structural bone shank secured to a dark wood barb via traditional cord binding. The organic, heavy-set silhouette lends a grounded, masculine presence to the piece while remaining a versatile unisex adornment. Beyond its physical form, the Matau functions as a vessel for Mana, representing the symbiotic relationship between the tangata (people) and the moana (ocean).
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