Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side is ground, very small patches of natural roughness near the cutting edge on the PR side. Front side has large patches of natural roughness, mostly on the PL side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.1797
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 129 x 74 x 13mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.1797
- On Display
- No
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