Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back blade are ground, bruised on back of butt. Sawing mark on poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, back reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. On proper left side there are 4 notches cut into butt. On proper right side there is 1 notch cut into butt.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand
D43.1254
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 156 x 49 x 24mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs C Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D43.1254
- On Display
- No
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