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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is mostly ground, PR corner has a small flake. Middle of back has a patch of natural roughness which extends across the entire width. Both sides are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Te Koroka, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand

D25.129

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
80 x 53mm
Media/Materials
Inanga, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D25.129
On Display
No

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