Fish hook talisman mouse mat

In today's culture the fishhook is worn as a talisman or amulet and stands for everything that is good and promises its wearer prosperity, strength and good luck. It can also mean that you are a great provider just as the ancient Hawaiian fisherman were providers of food for their families and friends. early days of Polynesian settlement in Hawaii, the fishing hooks were made from anything durable and chiseled with hand made tools like sharp stones, lava rock, and coral. Some of the materials fish hooks were made from teeth, tusk, bone, and shells. Once the fish hook (makau) was chiseled out it could be used to catch fish in the open ocean and the fishermen were so skilled that they created different sized and shaped fishing lures to catch different types of fish. Larger fish were caught using fishing lures from human and animal bones and the smaller fish were generally caught with mother of pearl and tortoiseshell makaus.