Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green, white. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and curved. "Lower Portobello" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D22.463
Details
- Provenance Place
- Portobello, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 138.6 x 54.5 x 38.7mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- A Harwood
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.463
- On Display
- No
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