Ethnography (E574.k)

Adze blade made of polished nephrite (pounamu) stone. Four sided and sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E575.a)

Adze blade made of polished pounamu (nephrite) sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E575.b)

Adze blade made of polished pounamu (nephrite) sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E575.c)

Adze blade made of dark and mottled polished pounamu (nephrite) sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E575.d)

Adze blade made of polished pounamu (nephrite) sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (E577.a)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.b)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.c)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.d)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.e)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.f)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E577.g)

Seven tools, cutters and discs made of stone.

Ethnography (E578.a)

Leg ring (poria) made of whalebone for tethering a parrot.

Ethnography (E579)

Knife made of iron.

Ethnography (Ea6021)

Adze blade made of polished light grey stone, sharpened to an edge. Rectangular in section.

Ethnography (Ea10118)

Carved paddle made of wood, with zig-zag decoration on whole paddle.

Ethnography (Ea10179)

Stove mat or placemat(?) made of harakeke (New Zealand flax), with fringing on all sides. Natural fibre and yellow fibres. There is no opening.

Ethnography (Ea10190)

Bag (kete) made of harakeke (New Zealand flax), with fringing on three sides. The handle is formed of two plaited cords.

Ethnography (Ea10192)

Basket made of natural and dyed harakeke (New Zealand flax), with a plaited handle.

Ethnography (Ea10277)

Sample of kauri gum.

Ethnography (Ea10392)

Print of a pictorial supplement to the Auckland Star from 19th June 1886. A print of the village Te Wairoa in the Bay of Plenty and a map of Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand.

Ethnography (Ea10862)

Scraper or tool made from obsidian.

Ethnography (Ea10863)

Pounder made from basalt.

Ethnography (Ea10864)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea11213)

Carved paddle made of wood, with three discs of paua (haliotis) shell inlays.

Ethnography (Ea11560)

Carved paddle made of wood, with paua (haliotis) shell inlays missing.

Ethnography (Ea11586)

Adze blade made of polished stone, triangular in shape with a sharp cutting edge.

Ethnography (Ea11589)

Adze blade made of polished and veined pounamu (nephrite), sharpened to an edge, now blunt and shouldered for hafting.

Ethnography (Ea11617)

Flaked fragment of obsidian, perhaps used as a scraper.

Ethnography (Ea12038)

Crude modern carving made of wood with two circular pieces of paua (haliotis) shell for the eyes, one is now missing. Made for the tourist market and described as a 'tiki'.

Ethnography (Ea12076)

Bag (kete) made of harakeke (New Zealand flax), with fringing on three sides. Natural and dyed yellow fibres to create a grid-like decoration. A plaited cord handle.

Ethnography (Ea12337)

Piu piu (skirt), made of harakeke (New Zealand flax). A woven taniko waist band in a chequerboard pattern (muu muu), from which lengths of harakeke are secured.

Ethnography (Ea12338)

Headband made of woven harakeke? (New Zealand flax). Taniko style dyed fibres of orange pink, black and white.

Ethnography (Ea12339)

A pair of poi made of harakeke (New Zealand flax) leaves and tied with blue, orange, maroon and white raffia.

Ethnography (Ea12340)

A pair of poi made of harakeke (New Zealand flax) leaves and yellow and red crepe paper attached to blue and green wool tassels.

Ethnography (Ea6420)

Paddle made of wood, rounded shaft and flat narrow leaf shaped blade.

Ethnography (Ea6422)

A plain tjuringa (also spelt churinga) made of wood, pointed at both ends. Previously described as a Maori war club.

Ethnography (Ea7255)

Adze blade made of polished stone, sharpened to an edge.

Ethnography (Ea7333)

Fish hook made of wood, vegetable fibre line and a bone barb.

Ethnography (Ea7334)

Fish hook made of wood, a vegetable fibre line and a bone barb.