Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on bevel and proper right side, sawing mark down proper left side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and oblique. "Purakanui" partially written on bevel.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D45.162
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 48.6 x 16.1 x 8.4mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Stephen Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.162
- On Display
- No
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