Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, and cream. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Poll flares out. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper left side. Lightly chipped along cutting edge. "Kaikai's Beach" written on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D18.368
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 130.3 x 64.6 x 31.4mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Adolph Moritzson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D18.368
- On Display
- No
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