Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flaking and bruising. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt, and they taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp with flake scarring on the proper left.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Kinloch, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.258
Details
- Production Place
- Otago, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- Kinloch, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 208 x 77 x 23mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu, Semi nephrite, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.258
- On Display
- No
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