Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Asymmetrical lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade, with flaked and bruised areas. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with ridges marking its sides. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.551
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 149 x 32 x 19mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.551
- On Display
- No
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