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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked

Complete unfinished chisel. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked on the front, and ground and flaked on the back. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The proper left side of the bevel is demarcated by a light ridge, and the proper right by a flake scar. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Production Primary Date:
Early

Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D44.277

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
72 x 18 x 5mm
Credit Line
Charles Haines
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D44.277
On Display
No

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