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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Gouge, Whao

Broken pounamu gouge, poll missing. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with bruising on the front, break and cutting edge. The blade tapers towards the cutting edge. The bevel has flaked off. The cutting edge is chipped and blunt.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D41.538

Details

Measurements
49 x 9 x 7mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D41.538
On Display
No

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