Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark green and black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with sawing marks on proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll has broken off. Blade is curved on the proper right side, with a line running the length of the adze on the front. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Kaiapoi" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D21.490
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 134 x 49.3 x 16.5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.490
- On Display
- No
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