Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Mid green, light green, white. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is ground on front and sides, back is heavily flaked (probably from breaking). Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper right side. "Kaikai's Beach" written on front and back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.921
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 46.9 x 62.5 x 16.8mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D30.921
- On Display
- No
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