Maori ceremonial adze with hourglass hole

A contact period Maori ceremonial adze (toki Poutangata). Slim,…
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A contact period Maori ceremonial adze (toki Poutangata). Slim, slightly tanged and with single hourglass hole. Kawakawa type greenstone with brown-green inclusions. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Artefact Auction 1988 with reference to George Graham collection. Length 21.5 cm. Width 5.3 cm

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  • Contact Period - As applied to New Zealand Maori artifacts, the artefact dates from the 1790s to the 1840s

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