Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, surface is bruised on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Nth Taieri" written on front.
Provenance Place:
North Taieri, Taieri Plain, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D65.978
Details
- Provenance Place
- North Taieri, Taieri Plain, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- North Taieri, Taieri Plain, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 118.2 x 62.7 x 25.9mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D65.978
- On Display
- No
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