Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Scraper, Pendant, Toki
Piece of worked pounamu, probably an adze or scraper reworked as a pendant. Mid-green. Surface on front and back is ground, with flaking and chipping along edges. Distal end has a bevel on one side, demarcated by a line, and the edge is straight and sharp, similar to the cutting edge of an adze. Proximal end is tapered with "shoulders" and a large suspension knob.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Hampden, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D34.504
Details
- Provenance Place
- Hampden, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 53 x 42.5 x 5mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Louis Barnett
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D34.504
- On Display
- No
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