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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Stone, Worked, Chisel, Whao

Piece of broken worked pounamu, possibly a chisel. Mid green in colour. Surface is ground on one side and bruised on the other, with sawing marks on one side edge. Cross section is rectangular. Broken at each end, one end tapered and bevelled, possibly indicated a broken cutting edge.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D64.299

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
36 x 13 x 7.8mm
Credit Line
Rev Belmeur
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D64.299
On Display
No

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