Willetts Collection
Willetts Collection
A fabulous collection of Archaic material mostly from Waitaki River mouth which was for a period at Otago Museum but is now the pride of the North Otago Museum. When the farm property the Kaik was owned by J B Chapman a few finds had been made and the site had been dug by David Teviotdale and H S McCully. However it was plouging by the subsequent owner Mr Stewart Willetts that brought the material collected to the surface. His son Mr Allan Willetts made most of the collection. By 1953 the collection included 50 adzes which had mostly been found in sets of up to six. Grindstones, flake knives and fishing gear were included in the collection.
Sources:
Otago Daily Times Monday, Feb 23, 1953, article by G B S.
The Willetts' Collection, North Otago Museum brochure, obtained 2012.
