Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is ground on back and front lower blade, bruised on front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left of butt tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Murdering Beach" written on back.
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
D25.526
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
- 44.5 x 25.7 x 5.5mm
- Credit Line
- Thomson Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.526
- On Display
- No
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