Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and parts of front and back, with bruising on rest of front and back. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, back of adze reduced after bevel, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved."Kai Kai's Beach" written on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D34.55
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 53.4 x 36.8 x 8.5mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Archaeological Branch of Otago Institute
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori, Archaeology
- Accession Number
- D34.55
- On Display
- No
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