Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gouge, Whao
Broken pounamu gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break. The proper right back has sawing marks. The bevel is demarcated by a diagonal straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.1049
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 23 x 7 x 6mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.1049
- On Display
- No
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