Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is bruised with flaking down both the front and back. There is minor demarcation of the blade, with the sides reduced towards the poll. Both sides have sawing marks. Both front and back are bevelled and the bevels are continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D31.1387
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 40 x 8mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1387
- On Display
- No
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