Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. The cross-section is oval at the butt and lenticular at the bevel. The surface is bruised and flaked with an area of smooth on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and has a few chips.
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand
D28.49
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 174 x 86 x 25mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D28.49
- On Display
- No
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