Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (butt remaining). Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised, ground down front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll is reduced on proper right side. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and straight.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.1129
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 62 x 36.2 x 8.3mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu, Schistose nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.1129
- On Display
- No
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