Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze The cross-section is rectangular at the butt and the blade. The surface is completely ground with a few chips at the top of the butt. The sides have been carved and left a line down the sides. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and has a few chips.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.5968
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 98 x 45mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Semi nephrite, Nephrite, Rock
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D29.5968
- On Display
- No
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