Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a chip on the proper left corner.
Provenance Place:
Makarora, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D48.68
Details
- Provenance Place
- Makarora, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 133 x 81 x 15mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- G Humphrey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D48.68
- On Display
- No
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