Whao (chisel blade)

Object | Part of Taonga Māori collection

NameWhao (chisel blade)

ProductionUnknown; carver; 1500-1820

Classificationchisels

Materialskahurangi (stone), pounamu

Techniquesabrasion

DimensionsOverall: 24.09mm (width), 76.37mm (length), 8.3mm (depth), 18.7g (weight)

Registration NumberWE000368

Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969

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