Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross section is lenticular on the blade and square on the butt. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll. There is major differentiation of the butt, with a convex shoulder and reduced back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.
Provenance Place:
Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
D25.1713
Details
- Provenance Place
- Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 420 x 61 x 44mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1713
- On Display
- Yes
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