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Arrowhead

Antiquities

E96.45

Arrowhead

Antiquities

E96.46

Arrowhead

Antiquities

E96.47

Spear Head

Antiquities

E96.50

Figure, Animal

Antiquities

E96.52

Figure, Religious

Antiquities

E96.54

Amulet

Antiquities

E96.56

Figure, Religious

Antiquities

E96.59

Amulet

Antiquities

E33.387

Figurine

Antiquities

E28.48

Figurine

Antiquities

E28.53

Pot

Antiquities

D19.592

The characteristic feature of Gerzean is the thin buff or grey ware decorated with designs in red. Shapes have been strongly influenced by stone vessels of the time. Many of the painted designs are based on the rush coverings in which stone jars were carried and hung. In the later Gerzean period, jars with wavy ledge-handles appear in profusion. There are also round bowls with ship designs, aloes, and all manner of birds, reptiles, and mammals.

Vase

Ceramics

F43.11

Pyxis

Antiquities

E30.204

Drill

Taoka Māori

D31.731

Complete cord drill made of wood with lashings of string and muka cord and a chalcedony drill point. Drill consists of a central spindle, a circular whirl, and four centre supports. The surfaces have been worked smooth. Perforated near the proximal end of the spindle. Distal end is notched on one side, and the chalcedony drill point is lashed to it with string.

Shabti

Antiquities

E36.107

Lance, Whale

Taoka Māori

D31.1001

Complete head of whaling lance. Hollow base where shaft would be inserted, with a perforation on either side. The blade of the lance has a triangular cross-section and tapers to a point at the distal end.

Cloak, Kahu Huruhuru

Rāranga

D31.1247

Complete kahu huruhuru, with kiwi and pheasant feathers. Excepting borders, the main body of the cloak is covered with kiwi feather, with a pheasant feather border with distinct blue patch off-centre on left and right edges. Two pair twine, black twine in selvages. Shaped in centre and towards bottom. Manufactured using whatu aho rua (single-pair weft-twining) technique. On the back side, there are five small net bags evenly spaced in two rows - three along the mid-line and two nearer the bottom edge. The left and right edges are multi-strand twists of red, black and undyed string.

Chair, Windsor, Jug

Furniture

F75.55

Spear, Eel, Matarau

Whakarite kai

D31.1331

Complete matarau (eel spear). Wooden handle worked to a sharp point at both ends. Six other prongs lashed to one end of the handle with two metal braces and muka fibre.