Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt, and some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated only on the proper right side by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp, irregular and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.554
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 99.5 x 45.5 x 16mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.554
- On Display
- No
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