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māhe

human history
  • Common Name
    sinker
  • Other Name

    sinker

  • Description

    sinker. Oval, water-rolled stone. Natural taper at one end of the long axis. Shallow groove runs around the long circumference. Groove varies in width and depth, measuring 27mm at the widest point. Broad face has been ground. Iron staining present on the surface of the stone

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1938.129
  • Accession Date
    1938
  • Other Id

    23901.27 (ethnology)

  • Department
mahe, 1938.129, 23901.27, Photographed by Awhina Kerr,… … Read more

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