Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken unfinished adze, butt missing. Dark grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone at the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, with a distinct ridge on the proper right side. The cutting edge is chipped and blunt.
Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D22.838
Details
- Provenance Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 54 x 25.5 x 15mm
- Credit Line
- Mr H. P. Young
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.838
- On Display
- No
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