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Collection highlights

My Marae, my Methven
Object

My Marae, my Methven

Peter Robinson19941997-0024-1/A-D
Leucopogon fraseri A.Cunn.
Specimen

Leucopogon fraseri A.Cunn.

Sir Joseph Banks05 Nov 1769 / 15 Nov 1769SP063763
Toki pounamu (hafted nephrite adze)
Object

Toki pounamu (hafted nephrite adze)

UnknownWE000174
Otaki Beach (between Wellington and Levin) - December 1926
Object

Otaki Beach (between Wellington and Levin) - December 1926

Leslie Adkin22 January 1928B.022124
Milk Bar at the Opera House
Object

Milk Bar at the Opera House

Gordon Burt1924-1965B.026820

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Welcome to Te Papa’s Collections Online.

Collections Online has information on over 1,000,000 artworks, objects and specimens from Te Papa’s collections; from dinosaur teeth to contemporary art, & buzzy bee to Xena. Collection areas cover Taonga Māori, Pacific Cultures, History, Photography, Art, Botany and Zoology. These items are complemented by over 400,000 images, with over 200,000 available for high resolution download. There’s also a wealth of information on related people, places, topics, species and research from Te Papa.

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