Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground on the high points of the stone. There is some flaking on the poll. The bevel is on the top of the blade, and is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D32.318
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 47 x 5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.318
- On Display
- No
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