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<< Our Photo Pages >> Canterbury Museum - Museum in New Zealand

Submitted by DrewParsons on Monday, 02 June 2014  Page Views: 2992

MuseumsSite Name: Canterbury Museum
Country: New Zealand Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Christchurch
Latitude: 43.53087S  Longitude: 172.626960E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Wairau Bar collection. June 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Museum in the South Island of New Zealand

Canterbury Museum is located in Christchurch city and contains some excellent displays of local history, culture, geography and wildlife as well as an excellent Antarctic section. The Maori material displayed is first class.
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Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Waka tiwai (small canoe) from the Banks Peninsula. June 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Spirals caved on limestone. June 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Poutokamanawa (roof post support) from Wanganui area. June 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Moriori Rakau Momori bark carving from Chatham Islands. June 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Stone patu. June 2014. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Patu or clubs. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Greenstone mere. June 2014. (1 comment)

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Bone needles. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Personal ornaments. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Tattooing chisels. June 2014

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Wooden club from Moa Hunter Period. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Stone tools. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Wairau Bar collection. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Argillite stone knapping diorama. June 2014.

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Human figure - charcoal on greywacke. June 2014

Canterbury Museum
Canterbury Museum submitted by DrewParsons : Cave drawing diorama

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