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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze Asymmetrical at poll; plano-convex with front flattened at blade. Ground in centre of front and back, heavily bruised and flaked around edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is rough, blunt, slightly rounded and heavily chipped.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D24.817

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
90 x 46mm
Media/Materials
Inanga, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.817
On Display
No

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