Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, becoming bruised towards butt, especially on proper left of butt and proper left of front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, which comes to a point. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Otago Central written on back.
Provenance Place:
Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
D40.193
Details
- Provenance Place
- Central Otago District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 100.9 x 51.4 x 13mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs George Fisher
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.193
- On Display
- No
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