Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on other surfaces. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced around mid blade, before flaring and ultimately reducing towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front and back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D20.719
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 144.1 x 49.8 x 20.8mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.719
- On Display
- No
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