Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front and back mostly ground, front lower blade has shallow scratches on surface. Proper left side has sawing mark. Proper right side rough stone. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, poll angled from proper right down to proper left. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper left side. Otago written on back.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D43.823
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124 x 56 x 24mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Semi nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Sargood Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D43.823
- On Display
- No
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