Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except on front and and sides of butt, which is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming large shoulder, and sides taper slightly towards poll. Poll end slopes sharply. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "South Canterbury, Fine grained greywacke" written on back.
Provenance Place:
Waitaki River/Canterbury/New Zealand/Polynesia/Oceania
D25.2449
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki River/Canterbury/New Zealand/Polynesia/Oceania
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 321 x 82.7 x 45.1mm
- Media/Materials
- Graywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.2449
- On Display
- No
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