Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Gouge, Whao
Broken gouge, most of the bevel and the cutting edge are missing. Grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is ground with flake scars near the poll. The sides of the gouge taper out from the cutting edge towards the poll. The remaining bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. There is a dark line around the gouge near the upper end.
Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D38.297
Details
- Provenance Place
- Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 76 x 20 x 15mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- G Mackley
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D38.297
- On Display
- No
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