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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, Gouge, Whao

Broken pounamu pendant or gouge, lower blade remaining. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with flaking at the break and on the cutting edge. There is no demarcated bevel or cutting edge.

Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D32.479

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
44 x 10mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Credit Line
J. Murray
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D32.479
On Display
No

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