Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Asymmetrical quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with some ground areas on the blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the front of the butt in flake scars. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular line of flaking. The cutting edge is curved and chipped. A piece of paper adhered to the front of the blade reads: "194"
Provenance Place:
Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
D24.993
Details
- Provenance Place
- Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124 x 45 x 22mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.993
- On Display
- No
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