Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light greenstone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is ground with flake scarring on the back proper right. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line on the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a shallow chip at its centre. The adze has a piece of paper adhered to the back that reads "Moritzson Collection" and one on the front "A. Moritzson Collection". There is also a round sticker with handwritten "376" (or 3/6?)
Provenance Place:
Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D18.376
Details
- Provenance Place
- Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 57 x 30 x 9.5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Adolph Moritzson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D18.376
- On Display
- No
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