| Collection |
Matthews |
| Description |
Bone, probably Moa, peat-stained. Found on Bert Dick's farm, Te Hau, at Lake Grassmere. Has Latin writing on it. Originally in box W of alleged Elvy Collection 2005.022.
Information from Professor Richard Holdaway of Canterbury Museum 25 August 2012: This is a pelvis bone from an unknown species of moa. Probably goes with 1985.035.0049 and 1985.035.0050.
Te Hau, the Dick's farm, was on the north side of Lake Grassmere near the World War 2 bomb-aiming bunker. It was originally a swamp and most of the bones were excavated during ploughing. All the bones found here are stained with peat from the swamp.
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| Object ID |
1985.035.0003 |
| Object Name |
Bone, Moa |
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