David Teviotdale (1870–1958) was a New Zealand farmer, bookseller, ethnological collector, archaeologist, and museum director.

Teviotdale 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. In 1929 he began working at the Otago Museum, assisting the anthropology curator and continued his archaeological work at local Otago and national sites. 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]

In 1937 he was awarded the Percy Smith Medal by the University of Otago.[3]

He died in 1958.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leach, Helen M. "David Teviotdale". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Otago Museum (2014). Gifts and Legacies: Celebrating a Proud History of Patronage and Generosity at the Otago Museum. Otago Museum Trust Board. ISBN 978-0-473-29405-2. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Davidson, Janet (1978). "The Percy Smith Medal". NZ Archaeological Association. Retrieved 25 November 2023.


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