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Chisel, Whao

Broken pounamu chisel, poll and back remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break, which has removed the cutting edge and front of the blade. The bevel is flaked away. The cutting edge is flaked away.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D48.208

Details

Measurements
48 x 20mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Nephrite
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D48.208
On Display
No

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