Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground. There is flaking at the poll and on the back, next to the bevel. There is minor delineation between blade and poll, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D67.97
Details
- Field Collection Place
- Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 100 x 45.6 x 10.7mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D67.97
- On Display
- No
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