Kōhatu - Stone

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua (Greywacke)

Measurements: 50mm x 37mm x 35mm

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Waikohatu (Greywacke)

Measurements: 74mm x 48mm x 30mm

Flax was an important item in the Māori economy, and the skills associated with its preparation were highly prized. Before flax could be woven, the outer green layer was removed, and the inner fibres were soaked and pounded until soft. This Patu Muka (flax pounder) was a tool used in the process.

Material: Ōnewa (Greywacke)

Measurements: 236mm x 64mm x 64mm

Flax was an important item in the Māori economy, and the skills associated with its preparation were highly prized. Before flax could be woven, the outer green layer was removed, and the inner fibres were soaked and pounded until soft. This Patu Muka (flax pounder) was a tool used in the process.

Material: Ōnewa (Greywacke)

Measurements: 207mm x 50mm x 50mm

Flax was an important item in the Māori economy, and the skills associated with its preparation were highly prized. Before flax could be woven, the outer green layer was removed, and the inner fibres were soaked and pounded until soft. This Patu Muka (flax pounder) was a tool used in the process.

Material: Ōnewa (Greywacke)

Measurements: 213mm x 54mm x 44mm

Flax was an important item in the Māori economy, and the skills associated with its preparation were highly prized. Before flax could be woven, the outer green layer was removed, and the inner fibres were soaked and pounded until soft. This Patu Muka (flax pounder) was a tool used in the process.

Material: Ōnewa (Greywacke)

Measurements: 180mm x 80mm x 75mm

The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the Rei Puta (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the Sperm Whale were highly prized because of their rarity. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 115mm x 39mm x 24mm

Aurei were customarily used as a pin for fastening cloaks and may be made from bone, stone, wood or shell. They may also have been worn through the ear as an earring or around the neck as a pendant. Autui are still commonly worn as pendants and earrings and as with most Māori personal adornments, are often passed down generationally.

Material: Paua Shell

Measurements: 110mm x 10mm

Aurei were customarily used as a pin for fastening cloaks and may be made from bone, stone, wood or shell. They may also have been worn through the ear as an earring or around the neck as a pendant. Autui are still commonly worn as pendants and earrings and as with most Māori personal adornments, are often passed down generationally.

Material: Paua Shell

Measurements: 102mm x 7mm

Shark teeth were highly sought after to wear as a symbol of prestige for personal adornment. They were reflective of the mana of the shark itself.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 140mm x 45mm x 35mm

Shark teeth were highly sought after to wear as a symbol of prestige for personal adornment. They were reflective of the mana of the shark itself.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 103mm x 23mm

Autui were customarily used as a pin for fastening cloaks and may be made from bone, stone, wood or shell. They may also have been worn through the ear as an earring or around the neck as a pendant. Autui are still commonly worn as pendants and earrings and as with most Māori personal adornments, are often passed down generationally.

Material: Paua Shell

Measurements: 116mm x 13mm