Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the front and sides of the butt. There are flake scars on the poll and the back of the blade. There is a straight shoulder on the front of the blade, and the stone is reduced on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and asymmetrical, with small chips.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.579
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 242 x 56 x 30mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.579
- On Display
- No
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