Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light green and silver pounamu. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Sides of the butt are reduced to a point at the poll. There is a bevel on each side; each is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaikoura" and old number "A32.25" inscription.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D57.257
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 127 x 58 x 18mm
- Credit Line
- George Hornsey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.257
- On Display
- No
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