Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on back and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on front and back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.584
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 55 x 26 x 6mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.584
- On Display
- No
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