Accession No

1948.2579 B


Description

Tools - One of three stone files, used for cutting greenstone and other purposes.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; ?Auckland; ?Waiuku


Period


Source

Vaile; Auckland Institute and Museum [donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1948.2579 B


Cultural Affliation

Māori


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Amiria Salmond, 22.06.2001: "Waikuku" might rather be "Waiuku".

Record checked and revised by Amiria Salmond, (2001.06.22).
Event Date 19/12/2013
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] '48.2579 A-C New Zealand. Three stone files used for cutting greenstone & other purposes. Waikuku [sic], near Auckland. Auckland Museum. Exchange.' [Red circular sticker bottom right of card; black and white photograph of 3 objects labelled 1948.2579 A-C attached to back of card.]
Event Date 19/12/2013
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
One of three stone files, used for cutting greenstone and other purposes.
Event Date 19/12/2013
Author: maa


FM:267421

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