Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete pounamu adze Cross-section is rectangle. The surface is ground with heavy flaking at poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a straight ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
D20.273
Details
- Provenance Place
- Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 22 x 285 x 93mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.273
- On Display
- No
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