Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Adze roughout. Grey stone with a patch of brown on the back. Diamond cross-section at the butt, trapezoidal with the back flattened at the blade. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated at the sides by flake scars. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D21.609
Details
- Provenance Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 94 x 36.5 x 25mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.609
- On Display
- No
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