Accession No

1948.2579 C


Description

Tool - 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 C


Cultural Affliation

Māori


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
The location is more likely to be Waiuku since Waikuku is on the South Island near Christchurch and Waiuku is near Auckland. The origin and place fields have been amended to reflect this. Somerville. J. 9/3/2009.
Event Date 19/12/2013
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (CMS Context)
Amiria Salmond, 22.06.2001: "Waikuku" might rather be "Waiuku"; Label affixed to object C: 'Vaile Coll.'

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:267422

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