Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked with sawing marks on proper left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and irregularly curved. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D31.1388
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 58 x 29 x 8.5mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund, John Christie Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D31.1388
- On Display
- No
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