Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some flaking and bruising at the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is heavily chipped, with a large fragment missing from the centre front. The edge is blunt.
Provenance Place:
Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.701
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite, Inanga, Pounamu, Schistose nephrite
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.701
- On Display
- No
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