Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Gouge, Whao
Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the poll. There is no delineation between butt and blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D24.1408
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 52 x 8 x 8mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1408
- On Display
- No
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