Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is an oval. The surface is ground, with flaking on the front, on the bevel and poll. The demarcation of the bevel is flaked off. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D31.1389
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 40 x 8mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, John Christie Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1389
- On Display
- No
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