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More model informationArtifact #: 50-Oa-F8-68 Type: Sinker Material: Basalt Dimensions: 6.79 x 6.22 x 4.09 cm Origin: Punaluʻu, Koʻolauloa, Oʻahu Site #: 50-Oa-F8 Use: This particular type of stone sinker was used in Luheʻe, a method of squidding in which a large cowry shell was fastened on the top of the lure and coupled with a stone sinker. This particular technique depended on the fisherman’s ability to notice the tug on the line tied around his toe when a squid or octopus wrapped its arms around the cowrie bait.
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