S E Chapman Collection

Stan Chapman

S E Chapman Collection - Stan Chapman was a Dargaville resident, artefact and book collector. Later in life he lived at Onerahi, Whangarei. His Maori artefact collection was in part purchased, but the material he found himself was from the west coast of Northland between Maunganui Bluff and Kaipara Heads, from the before the time the dunes were stabilised. One contributing collection was that of George Hunter, first Mayor of Wellington. In 1959 the collection included over 300 greenstone items and nearly 500 adzes and chisels.

Mr Chapman was also an accomplished carver in the Maori style, having been trained by a noted carver Rongomai. Chapman's bookplate includes Maori designs and steel chisels - view.

Source: New Zealand Herald Jan 21 1959.