item details
NameMere pounamu (greenstone hand club)
ProductionUnknown; North Island
Classificationclubs, edged weapons, mere pounamu
Materialskawakawa (stone)
DimensionsOverall: 99mm (width), 364mm (length), 15mm (depth), 784.1g (weight)
Registration NumberME011603
Credit lineGift of Mrs Victoria Amohau Bennett, 1966
Overview
A complete mere pounamu carved from kawakawa variety pounamu.
The stone is mig green in colour with mottled feather fractures, medium translucency and nclusions of chromite aggregates and tremolite crystals. This pounamu exhibits characteristics indicative of a Marsden area Westland source.