Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Stone, Worked
Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking. There is a saw mark on the proper right side and another prominent saw mark on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The blade is demarcated by a straight line at the chin. The cutting edge is oblique and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D38.1001
Details
- Provenance Place
- Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 239 x 84.2 x 58.8mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
- Credit Line
- Dr Frank Borrie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.1001
- On Display
- No
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