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Vase

Decorative Art

F87.17

Silver vase heavily decorated with animals.

Dish

World

F91.90

Small lacquered dish with three feet.

Complete iron adze or axe head. Cross-section is rectangular. Cutting edge is sharp and curved with a small chip missing from the proper right side corner. The sides reduce from the cutting edge to the poll end. Poll is further reduced on the proper left side edge of the poll.

Teapot

Ceramics

F70.153

Dagger

World

F71.61

Brooch

European Costume and Textiles

F72.73

Southern giant petrel

Macronectes giganteus

Collected 1887

AV8224

Needle

Antiquities

E26.54

Salvin's Prion

Pachyptila salvini

AV3542

Patiti

Rākau o te riri

D21.418

Complete patiti with iron axe-head and wooden handle. Surface of the handle is smooth. The butt flares out slightly, with a flattened edge and a straight drilled perforation. Sides of the handle are reduced at the distal end, where the axe-head is attached. Surface of the axe-head is somewhat rusted, with a stamp mark on one side. Blade flares out with a curved, sharp cutting edge.

Kete, Kahawai Lure

Taoka Māori

D68.2589

Kete containing five kahawai lures. Kete is in the style of an envelope with a V-shaped fold-over flap. Made of unscraped flax in a pattern created by changing direction of basic over two, under two plait. Made as a tube, cast off along upper edge, opening and flap, by folding over and through other strands. Final bringing together of sides along base. Twisted muka cord attached to corners and at centre of flap. All five kahawai lures: Curved wooden shank with shell inlay. Curved bone point with internal barb attached with muka at the base and with a cord at the head. B and F have some organic material, possibly part of a feather quill also lashed at the base. C, D, and E have metal wire lashed at the base in addition to the muka lashings.

Barracouta Lure

Taoka Māori

D19.168

Complete barracouta lure, no lashing remaining. Wooden shank with nail forming the point. Nail is curved and rusted, coming to a sharp point. The shank is complete, with a lashing groove at the head.

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Figure, Buddhist

Adze, Toki

Teapot

Dagger

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Southern giant petrel

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Salvin's Prion

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Barracouta Lure

Stylus

Celt, Axe

Figure, Animal

Bust

Ladle