Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, dark brown, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on front, heavier bruising on back and down proper right side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, adze curves slightly to the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge mostly chipped off, small section of cutting blade remaining on proper right is sharp and curved. 255 written on bevel. Tarewai Point written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.580
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tarewai Point, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 121 x 62 x 16mm
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.580
- On Display
- No
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