Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and ground. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an incomplete irregular chin and flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp, asymmetrical and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D21.610
Details
- Provenance Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 119.5 x 31.5 x 14.5mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.610
- On Display
- No
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