Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Mid green pounamu. Surface is ground. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Poll and back of butt is flaked away. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly oblique. "Long Bay Banks Peninsula" inscription on front
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D35.1415
Details
- Provenance Place
- Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90 x 47.5 x 11.5mm
- Credit Line
- L Vangioni
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1415
- On Display
- No
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