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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Blade

Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It has a prominent errailure scar near the striking platform and ripples that run down to the termination. There is flaking on the proper right side of the dorsal surface and unifacial retouching on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. The blade has been broken in two but is glues back together. There is a hole near the proximal end that has been filled in with adhesive.

Provenance Place:
Berwick, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Oturehua, Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand

D66.1710

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
25 x 220 x 90mm
Media/Materials
Silcrete, Metamorphic, Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D66.1710
On Display
No

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