Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone (doesn't look like pounamu to me). Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surface is ground, with some light bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Southland? written on back.
Provenance Place:
Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D67.102
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124 x 41 x 17mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D67.102
- On Display
- No
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