Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Pounamu/nephrite chisel, dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is ground, but flaked on the proper right side. Well-defined symmetrical proportions with sharpened cutting edge. Bevel is demarcated by a line on both sides. Front also has two line demarcations running lengthwise along the sides. Sawing marks on proper left side. Proximal end is broken.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.5129
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 62 x 26 x 6mm
- Credit Line
- Dr Gordon Dempster
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5129
- On Display
- No
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