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| − | Private artefact collections are a feature of New Zealand archaeology right up until the present. Many of these were aquired by presentation or purchase and these are still ways of their accumulation today. In the past when found Maori artefacts were personal property fossicking was a way of accumulation. | + | Private artefact collections are a feature of New Zealand archaeology right up until the present. Many of these were aquired by presentation or purchase and these are still ways of their accumulation today. In the past, when found Maori artefacts were personal property fossicking was a way of accumulation. |
| − | Many of these collections have found their way to musuems | + | Many of these collections have found their way to musuems in whole, or in part after dispersal. |
Some European artefact collections - particularly of bottles - have grown the same way. The advent of the protection of archaeological sites dating from before 1800 AD under the Historic Places Act has limited some sources, but found European objects are still finding their way to private collections. | Some European artefact collections - particularly of bottles - have grown the same way. The advent of the protection of archaeological sites dating from before 1800 AD under the Historic Places Act has limited some sources, but found European objects are still finding their way to private collections. | ||
This page is to highlight some of the important collections which are part of our historic heritage. | This page is to highlight some of the important collections which are part of our historic heritage. | ||
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| + | Listing here does not preclude a future page dedicated to the collection. | ||
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Bramley Collection | Bramley Collection | ||
| − | Okains Bay Musuem | + | Okains Bay Musuem / Thacker Collection |
Mair Collection | Mair Collection | ||
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Private artefact collections are a feature of New Zealand archaeology right up until the present. Many of these were aquired by presentation or purchase and these are still ways of their accumulation today. In the past, when found Maori artefacts were personal property fossicking was a way of accumulation.
Many of these collections have found their way to musuems in whole, or in part after dispersal.
Some European artefact collections - particularly of bottles - have grown the same way. The advent of the protection of archaeological sites dating from before 1800 AD under the Historic Places Act has limited some sources, but found European objects are still finding their way to private collections.
This page is to highlight some of the important collections which are part of our historic heritage.
Listing here does not preclude a future page dedicated to the collection.
Willets Collection
Oldman Colleciton
Knapp Collection
George Grey Collection
Bramley Collection
Okains Bay Musuem / Thacker Collection
Mair Collection
Bollons Collection
Wagener Collection
