Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, dark green. Cross-section is lozenge shaped, becoming rectangular towards lower blade. Surface is ground on back of blade and front, with bruising and flaking on sides and back and front around poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D57.284
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 90.7 x 48.6 x 12.2mm
- Media/Materials
- Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic, greenstone
- Credit Line
- George Hornsey
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.284
- On Display
- No
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