Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken, (Appears to be missing the proper left side, the proper right side remains pretty much complete, but damaged) very roughly rectangular The surface is ground, but significantly chipped. There appears to be no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The Bevel is curved and slightly concave, and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge appears sharp but the vast majority of it has been chipped away.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Puketeraki, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D21.466
Details
- Provenance Place
- Puketeraki, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124 x 54 x 14mm
- Media/Materials
- Inanga, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite, greenstone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.466
- On Display
- No
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