Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is roughly rectangular, with some rounding across front and back. Surface is ground on lower front and back, becoming bruised on upper. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, side taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.328
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90.6 x 38.8 x 8.4mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.328
- On Display
- No
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