Polisher
20287A
From: New Zealand | South Island, New Zealand | Otago Region | Whareakeake
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Mania |
| Object Number | 20287A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | South Island, New Zealand | Otago Region | Whareakeake |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Description | A mania (stone cutter) made of sandstone. The stone is flat and reddish-brown in color. A mania is a stone implement used primarily in the working of nephrite. The mania is used to saw and grind the pounamu (greenstone) into the desired shape. The object source, Enrico H. Giglioli, states that the mania was used to make stone implements and was involved in the working of jade in the past by the Maori of the South Island, most likely from the Ngāti Māmoe iwi. |
| Length | 4.5 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Henry H. Giglioli, 1897 |
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