Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light green and black pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Some reduction near the poll, particularly on the proper right side. Sides and back are slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Leith St Nr. Hanover St. Dunedin" inscription.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D10.368
Details
- Provenance Place
- Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 287 x 141 x 36mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Credit Line
- Drainage Board
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori, Archaeology
- Accession Number
- D10.368
- On Display
- No
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