Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Mere pounamu
Complete mere pounamu. Dark green and silver takiwai variety with high translucency and chatoyant bands. Spatulate in shape. Distal edge of blade is straight and sharp with rounded side edges. Bilateral reduction where the blade meets the handle, flaring out again at the proximal end. Four ornamental grooves on both sides of butt with perforation in the centre, which interrupts the grooves. Perforation hole is straight sided and threaded with a leather thong.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D24.2456
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 340 x 83 x 20mm
- Credit Line
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.2456
- On Display
- No
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