80/1991/1
This stone adze would have been attached to a wooden haft so that it could be used to carve large pieces of wood, such as canoes and house timbers.
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80/1991/3
80/1991/6
This small stone adze would have been attached to a wooden haft so that it could be used in wood carving.
65/1993
16/1996/101
A stone adze head that would have been bound to a wooden haft for the purpose of carving.
573/2007/1
Made from basalt (manutea), this hogback adze (toki) is common to eastern Polynesia and would have been used to fell tress and carve canoes.
65/1920/14/1
It is said that adze stones (emoa) were acquired from the sea bottom.
E1640
Highly skilled carvers effectively used stone adzes (toki) to build large canoes and other sculptures.
110/1931/6
Wood carvers were of noble birth and experts who were in great demand often travelling widely to build canoes, stores and meeting houses.
9/1945/63b
“He iti te toki e rite ana ki te tangata.
6/1994/2
“Ahakoa he iti he pounamu” is a Maori proverb (whakatauki) which means “although it is small it is precious.
449/2009
This is the cord from a German parachute mine dropped on St Loyes Estate, Exeter, on 28th November 1940.
TTNCM : 178/2009
This replica of the Alfred jewel was made by Payne and Sons of Oxford for the Millenium celebrations of King Alfred in 1901.
92/1991
This Anderson shelter was used in Woodville Road, St Thomas, Exeter during the Second World War.
263/1903/3456
Diatoms on a microscope slide from the collection of WB Carpenter, prepared by WA Firth.
NHtemp95
A freeze-dried toad.
367/1974
Common frog freeze dried and varnished.
246/2005
This frog has been dissected and preserved in spirit.
Rep834
This frog has been preserved in spirit and suspended by a loop of monofilament.
Rep864
This tiny tree frog has been suspended in alcohol using a loop of thread.
Rep865
This African reed frog was collected on the west coast of Africa.
1036/1988/3
This is the handle from an ‘amphora’ storage jar.
27/1992/1
This is the most complete amphora discovered from Roman Exeter.
29/1992/1
The writing stamped onto this handle reads ‘Q.
98/1992
This is part of a large storage vessel called an ‘amphora’ used for transporting olive oil into Roman Exeter from Spain.
147/1992/11
This Roman amphora was used for transporting olive oil to the Roman fortress in Exeter.
147/1992/12
This fragment of Roman amphora (shown on the left in the photograph) was used for transporting olive oil to the Roman fortress in Exeter.
275/1968/1
This fragment of was part of an amphora used to import wine to the soldiers in the Roman fortress.
1036/1988/1
This is the handle from a Greek amphora storage jar.
40/1922/3
This is an oinochoe, or jug, with a flat base, tall vertical handle and round splayed lip.
