Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Broken adze, blade and bevel only Asymmetrical trapezoid cross-section with the back narrower than the front Flaked surface on the back with smooth bevel. Smooth front and proper right side This piece of adze is the lower part of the blade only The bevel is demarcated by its smooth surface on the flaked blade. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular, and the proper right side is concave
Provenance Place:
Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D48.78
Details
- Provenance Place
- Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 39 x 21 x 8.5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, stone
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D48.78
- On Display
- No
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