Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface of front mostly ground, though proper left area of front and back are bruised, bevel is ground. Small blue sticker on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll which is pointed. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Tarewai Point written on back. 1189 written on back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D32.1789
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
- 82 x 42 x 14mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.1789
- On Display
- No
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