Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some patches of flaking on proper right and proper left sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, reduction on proper left front corner, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped. Dart R. written on back.
Provenance Place:
Dart River, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.266
Details
- Provenance Place
- Dart River, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 126 x 34.4 x 19.2mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.266
- On Display
- No
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