Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on front and flaking on proper left side and poll. Spots of clear glaze on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "Murdering Beach" written on front.
Production Primary Date:
Late
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D51.340
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 57.9 x 37.2 x 11.7mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Les Lockerbie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori, Archaeology
- Accession Number
- D51.340
- On Display
- No
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