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Story: Kurī – Polynesian dogs

Bone fish hooks (2nd of 2)

Bone fish hooks

Found at Jackson Bay on the South Island’s West Coast, these fish-hook points were made from the jawbones of kurī.

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Otago Museum

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Basil Keane. 'Kurī – Polynesian dogs', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/kuri-polynesian-dogs/3/2/2