Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Stone, Worked, Chisel, Whao
Worked pounamu, possible chisel. The cross section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. The surface is ground. There is minor demarcation between the blade and butt, with the sides and back reduced. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D32.30
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 43 x 11mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.30
- On Display
- No
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