Smithsonian NMNH on X: Don't be fooled -- Hawaiian octopus lures

Octopus Hook (Leho He'e) – Works – eMuseum

Hawaiian octopus lure sinker - Unknown — Google Arts & Culture

miscellaneous antique fishing lures

A Brief History Of The Six Hook Musky Minnow

Historic Hawaiian Octopus Lure Made with a Cowry Snail Shell, Masa Ushioda Photography

Derelict Nets and Ghost Fishing: A Haunting Problem in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Heddon 00 Lure 5 Hook Underwater Minnow - Fin & Flame

miscellaneous antique fishing lures

Derelict Nets and Ghost Fishing: A Haunting Problem in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Heddon 00 Lure 5 Hook Underwater Minnow - Fin & Flame

Smithsonian NMNH on X: Don't be fooled -- Hawaiian octopus lures are tools of trickery. Made from well-formed cowrie shells, the lures, called leho he`e, were used for fishing in deep waters