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Chisel, Whao

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground on the front, with the back, poll and cutting edge all flaked off. The proper left side has flaking. The bevel and cutting edge are broken off.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D2016.71

Details

Measurements
21 x 9 x 4.5mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2016.71
On Display
No

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