Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flaking on proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is curved, very chipped. Glenorchy written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand, Route Burn, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D44.287
Details
- Provenance Place
- Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand, Route Burn, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 65.1 x 27.4 x 11.1mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.287
- On Display
- No
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