Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze, blade remaining. Mid green and brown pounamu. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Old Pa, Kaiapoi." inscription.
Provenance Place:
Kaiapoi Pa, Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D21.465
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaiapoi Pa, Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 75.3 x 65.5 x 15.8mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.465
- On Display
- No
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