Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Fake, Toki
Complete adze. Dark green and mid grey pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical. No differentiation between butt and blade. There is a bevel on both the front and the back, each is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Kaikoura." inscription on back.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D57.267
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 54.5 x 27 x 10mm
- Credit Line
- George Hornsey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.267
- On Display
- No
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