Accession No
1948.2572 B
Description
Adze - One of three polished stone adzes; tang for hafting slightly indicated.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand; North Island; East Coast; Hawke's Bay; Nuhaka
Period
Source
Auckland Institute and Museum [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1948.2572 B
Cultural Affliation
Maori
Material
Stone
Local Term
Toki
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] '48.2572 A-C New Zealand. Polished stone adzes. TOKI. A. Fine large example.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'L. 27.5 cms'; [handwritten in black ink:] 'B, C. Tang for hafting slightly indicated. Typical of Hawke's Bay.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'B= 22 cms long C= 19cms long.'; [handwritten in black ink:] 'A. from Mohaka. B. from Nuhaka. All from Hawke’s Bay. Auckland Museum. Exchange.'; [later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'A= 17.5 cms long. B= 15.5 cms long. C= 15 cms long.' [Red circular sticker bottom right of card; black and white photograph of 3 objects labelled 1948.2572 A-C attached to back of card.]
Event Date 17/12/2013
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
One of three polished stone adzes; tang for hafting slightly indicated.
Event Date 17/12/2013
Author: maa
FM:267416
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