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• Te Papa is New Zealand’s national museum

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Visitors experience the stories of New Zealand in five floors of fascinating exhibitions and objects.

All collection information

• All collections • All collection processes • All collection digital assets• All staff requirements• All collection content for the web• All collection content for collaboration

Natural Environment• Fish• Molluscs• Plants• Crustacea• Birds• Fossils• Marine Mammals• Marine Invertebrates• Insects• Land Mammals

All collectionsHumanities• Art• Archives• History• Pacific Cultures• Photography• Taonga Maori

Over 1.5 million collection lots.

COLLECTIONS: ART

Antipodean bowl with albatross I, 1991, Auckland. Robinson, Ann. Commissioned 1991, in partnership with Expo NZ 1992 Ltd and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand. © Te Papa.

Interpretation, 1979. Killeen, Richard. Purchased 1979 with Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand funds and Harold Beauchamp Collection funds. Te Papa

Helicolenus percoides (NZ) : Perch, 1867. Clarke, F E. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: ARCHIVES

Programme for peace celebrations Hamilton, New Zealand, 8 November 1918, Hamilton. Waikato Times. Te Papa

Scrophulariaceae - Hebe macrantha, Mar 1968. Adams, Nancy. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa.

Green Seaweed - Codiaceae - Codium platyclados, C. dichotomum, C. fragile, C. fragile spp tomentosoides, C. gracile. Adams, Nancy. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa.

Watch, circa 1866, England. Maker unknown. Gift of J.W.G. Brodie, 1956. Te Papa

Serving plate, 1800 - 1864, England. Adams, William. Gift of the Guard family, 1984. Te Papa

Poster, ’Buy Health Stamps’, 1950, Wellington. Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. Purchased 2001. Te Papa

Six Pence, 1935, New Zealand. Te Papa

Theodolite, circa 1910, England. Troughton and Simms. Gift of Professor Harold Wellman, 1996. Te Papa

HMS New Zealand claret jug, 1913, Sheffield. Walker & Hall. Gift of the Navy Office, Wellington, 1929. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: HISTORY

"Kiva Kuku" Mask, circa 1900, Gulf. Maker unknown. Acquisition history unknown. Te Papa Mannequin (Marquesan warrior), 1959,

Wellington. White, Gordon. © Te Papa.

Island doll, circa 1950 - 1980. Purchased 2007. Te Papa

putona (war trumpet), 1800s, Marquesas Islands. Maker unknown. Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: PACIFIC CULTURES

New Zealand Historic Buildings: Church, 1960 s - 1980 s, New Zealand. Brake, Brian. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

New Zealand Farming and Horticulture: Sheep Mustering, 1960 s - 1980 s, New Zealand. Brake, Brian. Gift of Mr Raymond Wai-Man Lau, 2001. Te Papa

Ornithology store #2. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. From the series: The vault, 2006, Wellington. Pardington, Neil. Purchased 2007. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: PHOTOGRAPHY

COLLECTIONS: TAONGA MAORI

Kahu koati (cloak with goat hair), 1870-1880, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 1947. Te Papa

Taiaha (long club fighting staff), 1800, Taranaki. Maker unknown. Purchased 1905. Te Papa

Matau (fish hook), 1800, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Purchased 1991. Te Papa

Mere pounamu (greenstone hand club), New Zealand. Maker unknown. Gift of the Estate of C E S Camp, 1977. Te Papa

Tino Rangatiratanga Flag, Maori, 1998, Wellington. Te Kawariki Group. Purchased 1999. Te Papa

Hei tiki (pendant in human form), 1600-1850, Islands, Bay of. Maker unknown. Purchased 1972. Te Papa

Heru (ornamental comb), 1850-1900, New Zealand. Maker unknown. Acquisition history unknown. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: BIRDS

Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris, collected no data, New Zealand. Acquisition history unknown. Te Papa

New Zealand Falcon , Falco novaeseelandiae, collected 12 Aug 1995, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Te Papa

Kea, Nestor notabilis, collected Sep 1987, Otira, Westland, New Zealand. Te Papa

17,000 bird skins, 4750 recent skeletons and 2800 eggs

Red rock crab, Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758), collected 10 Mar 1993, Wairarapa, Castlepoint, below lighthouse, N side, below surface at ELWS, New Zealand. Te Papa

King crab, Lithodes murrayi Henderson, 1888, Te Papa

King crab,Neolithodes brodiei Dawson and Yaldwyn, 1970

COLLECTIONS: CRUSTACEA Over 30,000 lots.

Red mullet, Upeneichthys lineatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801), collected 29 Nov 2008, Off Noises Islands, ca. 20 kms off Milford Beach, outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Donated 2006-2007. Te Papa

Spotfin squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), collected 29 Oct 1992, Seche Croissant Reef, 8 nautical miles WSW of Noumea, New Caledonia. Te Papa

Frill shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884, collected Jan 1996, Seamount, Louisville Ridge; NE of east Chatham Rise. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: FISH Over 30,000 species.

Sphenodontid, collected 13 Dec 2001, St Bathans. Vinegar Hill, Site 1, New Zealand. Field Collection 2002-2004. Te Papa

Upland moa, Megalapteryx didinus, collected Mar 1987, Honeycomb Hill, Enduro, Map Grid 1385N 720E, New Zealand. Field Collection 1982-1988. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: FOSSIL VERTEBRATES 50,000 lots of fossil bones

Duck, Manuherikia lacustrina; holotype, collected 17 Mar 2003, St Bathans. Manuherikia River, Bed HH1a, New Zealand. Field Collection 2002-2004. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: INSECTS

Arctia (Metacrias) strategica Hudson, 1889; holotype, collected 09 Feb 1881, Near summit of Richardson Range, South Canterbury. New Zealand. Te Papa

Duripelta borealis Forster, 1956; holotype, collected 30 Nov 1947, Days Bay, Wellington, North Island, Wellington. New Zealand. Te Papa

Specimens of Puriri moth, "Aenetus virescens", 09.2003, Te Papa

Over 630 000 specimen lots

Stony corals, Scleractinia, collected Aug 1972, Niue Island, Niue. Te Papa

Diplodontias dilatatus (Perrier, 1875), collected 1940, Off South Island, coastal water, New Zealand. Te Papa

Over 30,000 species

Stony corals, Scleractinia, collected Niue Island, Niue. Te Papa.

COLLECTIONS: INVERTEBRATES

COLLECTIONS: LAND MAMMALS

Kuri, Canis lupus familiaris, collected 1876, between "Waikava" & Mataura plains, Catlins, New Zealand. Gift of Mr Anderson, 1876. Te Papa

New Zealand lesser short-tailed Bat, Mystacina tuberculata tuberculata, collected 20 Jun 1998, The Valley, Codfish Island, New Zealand. Gift of Department of Conservation, 1998. Te Papa

Horse, Equus caballus, collected 05 Apr 1932, Menlo Park, California, United States of America. Gift of DJ Davis and HR Telford, 1932. Te Papa

6,000 specimens

Pygmy Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda, collected Sep 1994, Motutapu Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Gift of the Department of Conservation (Auckland Conservancy), 1994. Te Papa

Dusky Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828), collected 27 Jul 1984, Kaikoura, New Zealand. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: MARINE MAMMALS Over 2,000 specimens

Over two million shells arranged in 2500 drawers.

COLLECTIONS: MOLLUSCS

Marine mollusc, Callochiton empleurus (Hutton, 1872); lectotype; lectotype of Chiton empleurus Hutton, 1872, collected no other data, New Zealand. Te Papa

Monoplacophoran, Micropilina rakiura B. Marshall, 1998; holotype, collected 16 Oct 1994, Mount Duncan, southern Puysegur Bank, New Zealand. Te Papa

Marine snail, Cantharidus burchorum B. Marshall, 1998; holotype, collected May 1988, South East Bay, Great Island, New Zealand. Te Papa

COLLECTIONS: PLANTS

Ulvaceae - Enteromorpha bulbosa, E. intestinalis, E. ramulosa, E. ramulosa and Blidingia minima. Adams, Nancy. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa.

Polystichum richardii. Adams, Nancy. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa.Apiaceae - Aciphylla similis, Dec 1967. Ada

ms, Nancy. Purchased 2007. © Te Papa.

260 000 dried plant specimens

COLLECTIONS: REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS 6,000 lots

Three Kings Skink, Oligosoma fallai (McCann, 1955); syntype, collected 20 Feb 1934, Great Island, Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. Te Papa

Hamilton’s frog, Leiopelma hamiltoni McCulloch, 1919; holotype, collected Stephens Island, Marlborough, New Zealand. Te Papa

Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (Gray,1842), collected no data, New Zealand. Te Papa

All object and specimen types

Humanities • Physical Objects• Digital Objects• Conceptual Objects

Natural Environment• Wet specimens• Dry specimens• Type specimens• Tissue samples

All collection processes

• Acquisitions• Deaccessions • Loans• External Movements• Internal Movements• Exhibitions• Alcohol Management• Valuations

• Field Collecting• Scientific

Identification• Specimen

Preparation• Object Conservation• Illumination Planning• Framing• Mounting• Crating and packing

Acquisition Processes

Proposal Assessments

Justification Storage

Condition

Preparation

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Copyright

CommunityAgreement

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Imaging

Verification

Movement

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Approved

DeclinedStorage

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All collection digital assets

• Images• Video• Sound• Animations• Graphics• Scans • Documents• Born digital works

Digital Asset Management

Digital Asset

Multimedia Media Catalogue

• Curators• Collection Managers• Technicians• Conservation• Object Support• Imaging• Rights• Exhibitions

All staff requirements• Graphic Designers• Website access• Project Managers• Researchers• Writers• Education• Marketing• Auditors

All content for web

All content for web

Collection Publications

Objects mapping

Species mapping

Cyathea smithii Hook.f. (Species)

All collection collaboration projects

http://www.digitalnz.org

http://www.teara.govt.nz

http://ehive.com

NZ MUSEUMS http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz

http://www.virtualherbarium.org.nz

http://www.nzor.org.nz

Key learnings• Built in information standards and controlled language• Ongoing support• Ongoing development• Display customisation• Output customisation• Bulk data imports and updates• Information security and control• Access via web• Data harvesting

What next?• User generated content from web• More complex digital formats and associated copyright• Collection accessories• New Zealand and Pacific data standards for describing objects and

specimens

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the Qatar Museums Authority for hosting this KE EMu conference.

For more information contact: Philip Edgar Manager Collection Information Services

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

philipe@tepapa.govt.nz

This presentation was prepared by

Giselle Stanton Collection Information Manager

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, November 2012.