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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, proper right front of butt missing. Light grey/green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated only on the proper right by an oblique ridge. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Dipton, Southland, New Zealand, Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D24.980

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
98 x 44 x 9mm
Media/Materials
Inanga, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
Credit Line
Mr Willi Fels
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.980
On Display
No

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