Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Asymmetrical oval cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked, and ground on the front. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D22.550
Details
- Provenance Place
- Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 115 x 38mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.550
- On Display
- No
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