Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Red stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper toward the poll and poll slopes from proper left downward to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking.
Production Primary Date:
late archaic
Provenance Place:
Flemington, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D2001.77
Details
- Provenance Place
- Flemington, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 169mm (6 5/8")
- Media/Materials
- red argillite, argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs M Shierlaw
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2001.77
- On Display
- No
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