Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. The back and front are almost entirely ground, with natural rough patches on the PL side. There is flaking on the PR side, which extends from the side of the cutting edge up to the poll. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, flaked on the PR side.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D25.562
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 136 x 67 x 16mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.562
- On Display
- No
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