David Teviotdale

David Teviotdale (1870–1958) was a New Zealand farmer, bookseller, ethnological collector, archaeologist and museum director. He was born in Hyde, Central Otago, New Zealand in 1870.[1] He donated over 4000 items of worked stone, bone and shell to the Otago Museum in 1924.[2] In 1929 he began working at the Otago Museum, assisting the anthropology curator and continued his archaeological work at local Otago and national sites.[2] His main interest was the material culture of early Māori settlers, particularly the moa hunters. His finds helped determine how many species of moa had lived in Otago.[2]

References
  1. Leach, Helen M. "David Teviotdale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Otago Museum (2014). Gifts and legacies : celebrating a proud history of patronage and generosity at the Otago Museum. Otago Museum Trust Board. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. p. 99. ISBN 9780473294052. OCLC 890131300.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)



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