Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, on front and back. The butt and cutting edge are bruised. There is minor demarcation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll and the back reduced. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D32.1810
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 54 x 19mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.1810
- On Display
- No
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