Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light green and mid brown pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaiapoi." inscription
Provenance Place:
Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D30.745
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 104.7 x 53.5 x 13.5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.745
- On Display
- No
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