Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flaking on front towards poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blades, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chip mid-cutting edge. Tarewai Point written on front; 275 written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.577
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77 x 53 x 9mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.577
- On Display
- No
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