Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Small incomplete chisel, front lower blade missing. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and flaked on the broken area. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll, and the front of the bevel has a shaped ground area on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.525
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 28.5 x 9 x 4.5mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.525
- On Display
- No
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