Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Stone, Worked
Possibly an incomplete adze. Light greenstone. The cross-section is lenticular. The surface is roughyl flaked, with polished areas on the front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. It is unclear which side of the object has the bevel, but the front and back of the blade have polished areas next to the edge. The cutting edge is blunt and irregular.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D45.297
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 115 x 43 x 14mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Stephen Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.297
- On Display
- No
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