Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Large complete adze. Green stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the back flattened. The surface is mostly bruised. There is a protruding shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Wairio, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D24.1025
Details
- Provenance Place
- Wairio, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 412 x 66 x 72.5mm
- Credit Line
- Willi Fels Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1025
- On Display
- No
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