Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Large unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a large straight shoulder with square sides and a small indentation in the centre on the front. The stone of the butt is reduced on the front. The butt curved slightly towards the back. The bevel is contusion with the blade. The cutting line is straight and irregular.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.539
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 392 x 121 x 66mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.539
- On Display
- No
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