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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Scraper, Gouge, Whao

Complete stone scraper. The cross section is plano-convex with back flattened. The surface is ground at the blade and bevel, with bruising at the poll. The butt has no demarcation. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with a chip in the centre.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D45.257

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
60 x 16 x 7mm
Media/Materials
Rock, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D45.257
On Display
No

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