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māhē

human history
  • Other Name

    fishing sinker (English)

  • Description

    fishing sinker. Knobbed sinker with a groove around the neck. Drill holes commenced on opposing sides. A third hole commenced on the surface at right angles to the other 2. Rounded base. Width 59 mm, thickness 49 mm, weight 241 g.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Other Id

    19600.7 (ethnology)

  • Department
māhē, 1933.379, 19600.7, Photographed by Marie Helliwell,… … Read more

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