Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with a sawing mark on the proper right side. Sides taper to the poll end, which may have a fragment missing. There is no differentiation between the butt and blade. There is a line that demarcates the bevel. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with small chips missing.
Provenance Place:
Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.277
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 137.9 x 57.5 x 24.8mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- World, Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.277
- On Display
- Yes
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