Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, Spear Head, Shank, He Kura

Dark red argillite implement, use unknown. Possibly a pendant, spear head, or other weapon. Surface is ground smooth with chipping at each end. Proximal end has been squared off with five or six notches down both side edges. Curves outward at shoulders and then sides taper toward the distal end. Two barb-like projections on each side (one broken off on one side). Blade is bevelled down the centre on one side.

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D21.5

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Provenance Place: Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Cultural Group: Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements: 135 x 40 x 8mm
Media/Materials: red argillite, argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line: Gift of Dr Lindsay Rogers
Rights: All rights reserved
Department: Taoka Maori
Accession Number: D21.5
On Display: No