adze
- Museum number
- Oc,LMS.157
- Description
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Hafted adze, toki pounamu. Nephrite blade: mottled dark green, Type ii b. Wooden haft: brown, curved; transverse lashing of twisted string covered with blackish substance, and triangular lashing of finer twisted-flax string on heel and top of shaft.
- Dimensions
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Height: 56 centimetres
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Width: 20 centimetres
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Depth: 4.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Starzecka, Neich & Pendergrast 2010
References: Davidson 1996: 16.
Catalogue numbers 1255 to 1260 (1895-438 and 1895-864 to 868) were evidently reconstructed especially for Meinertzhagen, for Campbell writes in his Journal: ‘Arapu came over to see Fritz about some Maori Axes that he has been making handles for.’ (Campbell: 3 October 1869).
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Stuck-on printed label:
L.M.S.
LOAN 1890
No.
Blue bordered handwritten label
366
L.M. Socy
Tiny corner of green label remaining, no writng
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1911
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc,LMS.157
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Oc1911C27.157 (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: Oc1890,Loan (originally loaned to BM in 1890 by LMS)
