Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Both ends of chisel have a bevel and cutting edge. Both cutting edges are sharp and straight. Tarewai Point is written on back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.936
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 65 x 17 x 6mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- C Boult
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D30.936
- On Display
- No
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