Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken adze, butt remaining. Black and light brown stone. Cross-section is round on the butt and rectangular on the blade. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced to form shoulders and front of the butt slopes to the poll. Cutting edge is curved and blunt and appears to have been reground, with a bevel that is continuous with the blade. "Waimera [Waiwera], South" inscription on front.
Provenance Place:
Waiwera South, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D22.102
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waiwera South, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Waiwera South, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 109.7 x 43.8 x 30.8mm
- Credit Line
- Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Waite
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.102
- On Display
- No
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