Australian Museum | Captain James Cook collection from New Zealand: 1769-1777

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Name PrimaryCaptain James Cook collection from New Zealand: 1769-1777

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ID LocalAM0046

ID Urihttp://collections.australianmuseum.net.au/amweb/pages/am/NarrativeDisplay.php?irn=69&QueryPage=./NarrativeQuery.php

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionCaptain James Cook collected many objects from New Zealand in 1769, 1773 and 1777 but his personal collection included less than 40 objects. They cannot be identified to a specific voyage, area or date. New Zealand artefacts a cloak, a number of body ornaments, feather boxes and musical instruments. Among weapons there is only one stone patu, and among tolls, three stone adze blades and two fish hooks.

Subjects

local1769-1777; Indigenous Maori artefacts

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TextNew Zealand

Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-05-09 12:49