Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Stone, Worked, Chisel, Whao
Incomplete pounamu chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the proper left and right corners of the cutting edge. There are significant sawing marks down the centre of both the front and back. There is minor delineation between the butt and blade, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D38.1052
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 66.6 x 40.6 x 16.2mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Dr Frank Borrie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.1052
- On Display
- No
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