Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Stone, Worked
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light brown, light blue. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front is ground, some bruising on lower blade. Proper left of back is ground, proper right is bruised and flaked. Sawing mark down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side tapers towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Glenorchy written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.225
Details
- Provenance Place
- Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 98.8 x 56.8 x 15.9mm
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.225
- On Display
- No
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