Sinker
18138C
From: New Zealand | North Island | Waikato Region | Thames
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Mahe |
| Object Number | 18138C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | North Island | Waikato Region | Thames |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Stone |
| Description | A stone mahe (sinker), flat on one side, curved on the opposite side. A groove runs along the curved side below a perforation. This mahe was found three feet below the surface in Shortland, Thames.
Mahe are used to weigh down the base of nets when fishing. A perforation is sometimes present for the insertion of a fixed line. |
| Length | 15 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
| Other Number | 6? - Other Number | 9? - Other Number |
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