Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (proper left side of butt not present). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on proper left side. Sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side of butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.303
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 78.4 x 51.2 x 11.7mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.303
- On Display
- No
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