Adze

Object Number:

29-93-13

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Maori

Provenience:

New Zealand

Section:

Oceanian

Materials:

Greenstone
Wood
Shell

Description:

Jadeite blade; wooden handle with carved head.

Credit Line:

Purchased from the estate of George Byron Gordon

Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989)

[Article] Hall, H. U. 1920. "Maori Wood Carving and Moko". : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 235, Fig. 102; p. 237, Fig. 104

[Catalogue] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 134 (bottom)

[Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pl. 240