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Niuean fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/niue/Learn how Niuean's have developed specific methods to fish in sustainable and accessible ways to maintain cultural fishing practices.
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Cook Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/cook-islands/Learn about the traditional fishing techniques used across the Cook Islands that relied on natural materials such as fibres, wood, bones and shells for crafting hooks and nets.
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Tuvaluan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/tuvalu/Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six atolls; the ocean and fishing has been the life source of the people for centuries.
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Tongan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/tonga/Fishing in Tonga has been integral to the culture and livelihood of its people for centuries. Tonga's location provides abundant opportunities for fishing; and fishing methods have been passed down through generations.
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Nauruan fish hook
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/nauru/Nauru is a coral limestone island surrounded by a coral reef and fishing is essential to daily life. Nauruans practiced the farming of ibiya (milkfish) long before European contact.
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Caroline Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/caroline-islands/The Caroline Islands are an archipelago of small islands scattered across the western Pacific Ocean. Across these islands, many different forms of traditional fishing knowledge is shared.
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Polynesian-style stone adzes
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/polynesian-stone-adzes/During the 2022 Norfolk Island expedition, two Polynesian-style stone adzes, made of basalt, were excavated during an archaeological excavation.
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New acquisition: Papa He’e Nalu Hawaiian surfboards
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/new-acquisition-hawaiian-surfboards/The Australian Museums new acquisition of Papa He’e Nalu Hawaiian surfboards provides the opportunity to create a dialogue and enhance interest around surfing, and a unique way to contextualise Australian surfing culture and history.
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Māori fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/maori/Fishing holds profound significance in Te Ao Māori, the Māori world, as evidenced by its creation story.
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