FMNH 161278.nosub[1]

  • 161278 whao, stone chisel blade
    Photographer: John G. Maniatis
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    Scanner: Allison Coates : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | 51-34 | Country New Zealand [crossed out] Chatham Ids | Locality | People Maori [crossed out] Moriori Stock | Name Double edged chisel, yellow patina [ILLUSTRATION] section, rather irregular grinding | Collection Presented by Arthur B. Jones, 1924. Purchased of Capt. E.T. [corrected] Donne, London. | Notes | Width 7/8 in | Length 3 1/4 in | Height [LEFT MARGIN] 161278 | ENT | I | Acc. 1502
Catalog Number: 161278.nosub[1]
Description: chisel blade
Materials: stone
Cultural Attribution: Moriori
Locality: Pacific, Aotearoa (New Zealand Archipelago), Rekohu (Chatham Islands), New Zealand
Accession Number: [1502] T. E. Donne (Gift)
Accession Year: 1924
Other Numbers: I
Country: New Zealand
District/County: Chatam Islands
Collector/Source: T. E. Donne, Arthur B. Jones : Field Museum of Natural History
EMu IRN: 1064284
GUID: 390947a8-38dd-45e4-9449-869b4e7b78f5

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