Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on proper right of front butt, proper left of lower blade, and parts of back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, small bevel on front demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from mid-cutting edge. Glenorchy written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.239
Details
- Provenance Place
- Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 133.5 x 72.4 x 19.5mm
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.239
- On Display
- No
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