Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light green stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked, with ground areas on the blade. The only distinction between the butt and the blade is the bruising on the sides of the butt. There is an irregular chin demarcating the bevel from the blade. The centre of the back of the blade is concave with flake scars. The cutting edge is chipped with a sharp smooth part in the centre.
Production Primary Date:
Early
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.457
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 98 x 37 x 12mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.457
- On Display
- No
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