Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gouge, Whao
Incomplete greenstone gouge/chisel, bevel end of blade only. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked. There is a saw scar on the proper left. The bevel is faceted and demarcated by a curved line. There is a chip out of the proper right side of the bevel and cutting edge.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D21.502
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 32 x 9 x 10mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.502
- On Display
- No
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