Mere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameMere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

ProductionUnknown; Northland

Classificationclubs, edged weapons, mere pounamu

Materialsinanga (stone), pounamu

Techniquesheating, lapidary, drillwork

DimensionsOverall: 75mm (width), 260mm (length), 16.5mm (depth), 489.9g (weight)

Registration NumberME002121

Credit lineSir Walter Buller Collection. Gift of W. Leo Buller, 1911

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