Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken piece of adze, bevel end only. Medium green/grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with a ground area and some flaking at the end of the blade and flaking at the break. The bevel is continuous with the blade, only distinct because of its mostly smooth surface. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.634
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 70 x 50.5 x 35mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.634
- On Display
- No
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