A contact period hoe, canoe paddle age related dull wood, undecorated, a 10 cm. Split from the bottom edge has been reinforced with wire, with another split through the middle. Provenance; in one family since the 1880s. Family first arrived in New Zealand (Timaru) 1848. Great grandfather of present owners moved to Dunedin 1883, established friendships with local Maori and began collecting artefacts. Length 167.5 cm. Depth 12.6 cm.