Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete chisel. Pounamu. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Tarewai written on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D31.418
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 71 x 18 x 10mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.418
- On Display
- No
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