Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Broken chisel (cutting edge broken). Pounamu, burnt. White, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from the proper left to the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge broken off. Tarewai Pt. written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.5502
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 34 x 17 x 5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5502
- On Display
- No
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