Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light green and light grey pounamu. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced at the shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Kaiapoi." and "K" inscription on the front
Provenance Place:
Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D30.746
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 108.5 x 53.5 x 14.5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.746
- On Display
- No
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