Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light grey, mid green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with bruising down back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large portion of cutting edge missing from proper left side. "Murdering Beach" written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Late
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D25.131
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90.7 x 29.6 x 9.9mm
- Credit Line
- H Thomson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.131
- On Display
- No
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