Sign, Memorial
Production date
Circa 1909
Description
A heavy totara cross beam from a memorial cross that was erected to mark the grave of Rawiri Waiaua, Corbett Rd, Bell Block. " HE POU WHAKAMAHARA / KI A RAWIRI WAIAUA ME ONA HOA I HINOA I TENI TAKIWA / I TE 3 O NGA RA O AKUHAIA 1854 OA RATOU E HAPAI / ANA I TE MANA O TE KAWANATANGA " is engraved on the front of the cross beam. The beam has remnants of red paint near the centre and in some of the letters. A niche is carved in the centre of the reverse where the cross beam would be attached to the vertical post and a rusted metal shaft protrudes from the reverse of the niche.
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