Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gouge, Whao
Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. There is no demarcation between butt and blade. Both ends of the blade are sharpened to a cutting edge. The sharpened poll has no bevel and the cutting edge is curved and sharp. The blade cutting edge has a bevel which is demarcated by a concave wearing. The blade cutting edge is chipped and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D41.537
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 62 x 28 x 9.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.537
- On Display
- No
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