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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Cross section is rectangular. Minor differentiation between butt and blade; some reduction on the butt. Two bevels, one on the front and one on the back, both demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and oblique.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D32.2011

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
66 x 31 x 11mm
Media/Materials
Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D32.2011
On Display
No

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