Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete chisel. Stone. black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Indentation worked into the middle of the chisel on the back, making the overall shape concave. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Hedgehope Southland written on front.
Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D35.1402
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 71 x 16 x 13mm
- Credit Line
- R Brown
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1402
- On Display
- No
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