Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on poll and around middle of back, flaked on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering B" written on back. "Murdering Beach" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.310
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 70.4 x 25.6 x 5.8mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.310
- On Display
- No
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