Murirangawhenua's jawbone was fashioned into the enchanted fishhook Hei Matau, which Maui used to fish up islands from the ocean. The hei matau is one of the most important symbols in Polynesian art.
Maui wielded the Hei Matau, the enchanted fishhook fashioned from his grandmother Murirangawhenua's jawbone, to haul islands from the ocean depths and beat the sun into submission.
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