Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric, with the proper right tapered. The surface is bruised, with flaking at the break. There are sawing marks on the proper right. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D45.369
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 23 x 12mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.369
- On Display
- No
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