Skip to content
Checkout

Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, Chisel, Whao

Complete pounamu pendant, possibly reworked from a chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking on cutting edge. On the proper right there are light sawing marks.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D45.346

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
53 x 9 x 5.5mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Mr Stephen Johnson
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.346
On Display
No

Rapua te kohika

Search the Collection

Rapu mā ia wāhaka

Search by Department