Skip to content
Checkout

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Gouge, Whao

Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. The surface is ground, with flaking originating from the break on the front. The back is flaked. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

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

D2016.75

Details

Measurements
31 x 9 x 5mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D2016.75
On Display
No

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department