Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking down proper right side. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on front and back.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.624
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 74 x 32 x 14mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.624
- On Display
- No
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