Wakatipu Lake, Frankton Arm, South Island (Te Waipounamu) / Otago, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Polynesia
Accession Date:
15 Jun 1875
Collection Date:
1874 to 1875
Notes:
FROM CARD: "FROM A PIT EXCAVATED IN GRAVELS. TANGED QUADRANGULAR ADZE OF DARK, COARSE-GRAINED METAMORPHOSED GREYWACKE (OR GRIT). SPECIMEN TAPERS EVENLY IN OUTLINE FROM CUTTING EDGE TO POLL. GREATER LONGITUDINAL CONVEXITY OF POSTERIOR SURFACE THAN ANTERIOR. REDUCTION OF ANTERIOR SURFACE 58 MM FROM THE POLL TO GIVE A SEMI-CIRCULAR SECTIONED TANG. WEIGHT I LB. 14 1/2 OZS."