Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground down front and back, with bruising on butt and around sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with chips missing along mid-cutting edge and proper left. "Murdering Beach." written on front
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D41.140
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 110.2 x 55.5 x 11.4mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Norman Gibbs
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.140
- On Display
- No
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