Chisel
20282
From: New Zealand | South Island, New Zealand | Otago
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Whao |
| Object Number | 20282 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand | South Island, New Zealand | Otago |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Description | An unfinished whao (chisel) made of greywacke (type of sandstone). Pitted and chipped, the chisel is unfinished. Chisels were tools made for fine, intricate carving. They were made first of stone and then, after European contact, of steel. According to Enrico H. Giglioli, the object's source, this stone is the first stage of a chisel. |
| Length | 13 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with Henry H. Giglioli, 1897 |
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