Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, black, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides and front. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll, which comes to a point. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with one chip missing along proper left side. "Moeraki" written on back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D49.178
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 71 x 35.4 x 11.8mm
- Credit Line
- Mrs Edmondston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D49.178
- On Display
- No
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