Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze, dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars. There is a curved shoulder on the front of the blade, and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade but badly chipped. There is an indentation in the stone on the lower back of the blade. The cutting edge is chipped. The blade appears to have been broken and mended in 3? places. There is a piece of paper on the front of the blade that reads: "193".
Provenance Place:
Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
D24.992
Details
- Provenance Place
- Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 150 x 73 x 29mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.992
- On Display
- No
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