Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Differentiation between butt and blade; sides tapered towards the poll, but poll is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with flake missing from centre. "Papanui Inlet" inscription
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.12
Details
- Provenance Place
- Papanui Inlet, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 125 x 70 x 24mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, W. Dick
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.12
- On Display
- No
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