Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Circular hole drilled through upper butt. Just above this hole is a notch another attempt at a drilled hole that has broken along the proper right side. Long beach written on front and back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
North Island, New Zealand, Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand
D28.576
Details
- Provenance Place
- North Island, New Zealand, Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 169 x 54 x 19mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Main Department
- Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
- Secondary Department
- Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
- Accession Number
- D28.576
- On Display
- No
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