Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light green, silver, black pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides of the butt are reduced form shoulders, particularly on the proper right side. Proper right side of the blade has been flaked away. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Banks P." inscription on front.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Dart Valley, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D57.216
Details
- Provenance Place
- Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Dart Valley, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 116 x 43 x 21mm
- Credit Line
- George Hornsey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.216
- On Display
- No
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