A Tongan Trolling Lure
A Tongan Trolling Lure , carved from whalebone and turtle shell tied with plaited bark fibre
Mid 19 th Century
Size : 9 cm high – 3½ ins high
Mid 19 th Century
Size : 9 cm high – 3½ ins high
By trolling with these lure hooks from the stern of a canoe large Tunny and Bonito fish were caught . Captain Cook described the barbed trolling hooks attached to bamboo rods about 3 metres long with a line of the same length , as having no other bait than 'a tuft of flaxy stuff near the point.'
A Tongan Trolling Lure
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