Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except on proper right side of butt which is bruised. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped on proper right side. Otago Central written on front.
Provenance Place:
Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, Livingstone Mountains, Southland, New Zealand
D40.200
Details
- Provenance Place
- Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand, Livingstone Mountains, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 38.8 x 13.6 x 6.2mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Mrs George Fisher
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.200
- On Display
- No
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