Te Kohinga Tangata
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze (all but cutting edge remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is mostly ground, some bruising on sides, butt is bruised, some flaking at poll. Depression is stone at front end of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge chipped off. Nuggets. written on front.
Provenance Place:
Nugget Point, Catlins, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D21.571
Details
- Provenance Place
- Nugget Point, Catlins, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128.5 x 50.3 x 29.7mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- World, Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.571
- On Display
- No
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