Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge chipped off. "Murdering Beach" written on back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D49.275
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 100.5 x 53.8 x 12.1mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D49.275
- On Display
- No
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