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Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and front lower blade, bruised on all other surfaces. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change, and cutting edge is sharp and curved. Sticker on back "36". Sticker on front "Moritzson Collection"."Kaikai" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D18.283
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 61.3 x 33.2 x 8.1mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr Adolph Moritzson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- World, Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D18.283
- On Display
- No
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