Mere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameMere pounamu (nephrite weapon)

ProductionUnknown; carver; 1500-1820; New Zealand

Classificationclubs, edged weapons, mere pounamu

Materialskawakawa (stone)

Materials SummaryWestland source

DimensionsOverall: 74mm (width), 352mm (length), 19mm (depth), 682.6g (weight)

Registration NumberWE000254

Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969

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