Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Scraper, Flax, Chisel, Whao
Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the chisel is bruised, with the cutting edge of the blade and bevel having been ground. The blade is bevelled on both sides. The bevel on the front is demarcated by a curved line, the bevel on the back is straight. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D38.280
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 55 x 34 x 6mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.280
- On Display
- No
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