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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked

Piece of broken worked pounamu. Dark green. Surface is ground and flaked with sawing marks on one side and one edge. One edge is straight and sharp, similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel demarcated by a line on each side. The other edge is mostly broken, with a small portion coming to a sharp tapered point and a small bevel demarcated by a change in surface on one side.

Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D31.728

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
83.5 x 42 x 8mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D31.728
On Display
No

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