Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line and change in surface angle of the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and irregular.
Provenance Place:
Karamea, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
D24.1142
Details
- Provenance Place
- Karamea, Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 295 x 85.5 x 41mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1142
- On Display
- No
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