A makafeke is a Tongan octopus snare which consists of a shell lashed to a line. The word is derived from the Tongan words maka ("stone" or "rock") and feke ("octopus").

The makafeke is a traditional Tongan lure crafted in the shape of a rat and is used for catching octopus. It is based on the Tongan legend Feke mo Kumā, The Octopus and the Rat, which tells the story of how an octopus carried a rat across water to safety but was ultimately betrayed for his kindness when the rat defecated on top of his head.

In his hand he held a strange-appearing fishing lure made with a round stone and large seashells. I learned the Tongan word for this lure is maka-feke. It means “octopus lure.” The teacher explained that Tongan fishermen glide over a reef, paddling their outrigger canoes with one hand and dangling the maka-feke over the side with the other.

Lolesio Lui tells us about a Makafeke, an octopus lure from Tonga. We hear why the octopus hates the rat and h... Sharing Stories from the Cultural Collections.

Sep 22, 2013 · Traditionally, octopus were fished with a maka (stone or rock) feke (octopus). The maka feke is an octopus lure that has a shell tied onto the end of a rope. The rope is customarily made out of braided coconut fibers.

Jun 27, 2013 · Thomas S. Monson, the 16th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduces the analogy of Satan's temptations and an octopus lure used by Tongan fishers called a "maka...

Apr 18, 2013 · My name is Eseta Ahohele. I was born in Sydney and grew up in Sydney. My mother has mainly Tongan heritage, with Samoan and Fijian. It's made of stone, cowrie shell and a coconut centre -- or part...

In order to catch octopus, the maka feke was devised. The octopus lure is made of a shell called pule, a rock to weigh it down, and a tail made out of coconut leaves and roots; this is supposed to look like a mouse. The lure is held by a rope from the boat and bobbed up and down as the boat drifts, as if to tease the octopus.

octopus lure; makafeke; sinker partially covered with two pieces of cypraea tigeria shell.

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