Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade as the proper left side has a lug and tapers towards the poll. The blade is demarcated by a curved ridge at the chin with a second ridge slightly higher up. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. There is a minor chip on the proper right hand side.
Provenance Place:
Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D25.563
Details
- Provenance Place
- Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 88.2 x 40.2 x 10.2mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Credit Line
- Thomson Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.563
- On Display
- No
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