Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising around butt and flaking on proper left side. Sawing mark down front proper right. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing mid-cutting edge.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D39.1494
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 96.5 x 44 x 14.4mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Credit Line
- W Ferry
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D39.1494
- On Display
- No
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