Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light brown stone. The cross-section is oval. The surface is bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The butt has a large flake scar on the proper right back. The proper right side of the bevel is ground and the left side is flaked. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and asymmetrical. "Milford Sound" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D19.158
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
- 185 x 53 x 30.5mm
- Credit Line
- E. H. Gibson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D19.158
- On Display
- No
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