Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Difficult to assess because upper portion still rough. Possibly lenticular cross section. Surface of bevel is ground. Bottom of front surface partially ground. Upper blade and butt rough and flaked. Minor differentiation of butt, sides tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, but bevel is significantly more ground, whereas blade is rough and flaked.
Provenance Place:
Camp Hill, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.285
Details
- Provenance Place
- Camp Hill, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77.5 x 33.7 x 13.4mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.285
- On Display
- No
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