Hōanga, Tunaeke, Sandstone grindstone

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Hōanga, Tunaeke, Sandstone grindstone

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Te Hikoi Museum

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Description

A hōanga (grindstone) made from buff coloured tunaeke (sandstone). It has use wear on both faces and appears to be a waterworn slab that has been used as a grindstone. Stone tool specialist, the late Russell Beck, noted that the probable source of stone is local. Hōanga were used to polish and sharpen toki and whao. Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized silicate grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar because they are the most resistant mineral...

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Date created

1250-1900

Creator

Unknown Kaimahi hōanga (grindstone maker)

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1465447

Related subjects

Tools / Taoka/Taonga / Māori

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