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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Adze, Toki

Broken adze, fragment remaining. The cross section is asymmetrical: rectangular on one side and approximately oval shaped on the other. The orientation is unclear. The surface is ground. There is a sawing groove along the edge of one face. The butt is absent. The bevel is absent.

Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand

D53.1221

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
W Ferry
Rights
All rights reserved
Main Department
Taoka Māori, Taoka Māori
Secondary Department
Kā taputapu, Mahi whakairo
Accession Number
D53.1221
On Display
No

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