Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Scraper, Pendant, He Kura
Complete nephrite/pounamu cutting tool or pendant. Oxidised rear surface, dark green and light grey inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth with some pitting. Flattened quadrangular in cross section and asymmetrical trapezoid in profile. Cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Deep sawing marks across both sides of the proximal end, creating an elongated perforation in the centre; unclear whether perforation is an intentional suspension hole or just a crack formed by sawing marks intended for tool lashing.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Highlay Hill, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.1431
Details
- Provenance Place
- Highlay Hill, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 42 x 42 x 5mm
- Credit Line
- Teviotdale Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.1431
- On Display
- No
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