Hei Matau or fish hooks are an exceptionally important tool that have been used for 10s of thousands of years by cultures all over the world. There are many universal designs and specie specific matau strewn throughout history and a huge range of materials have been used to produce these seeming simple tools. This piece is constructed with Basalt, Pounamu and epoxy, it should be taken off when entering hot water to preserve the integrity of the epoxy

• Made from a beautiful Basalt from Motupōhue/Bluff at the bottom of the South Island, Pounamu from the Marsden Pounamu fields and Cow bone

• Dimensions-8.7cm long by 4.5cm at the widest point

• Suspended on an adjustable 5 plait

• Unisex