Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Mostly complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front, sides, and back. Some bruising in chipped areas on posterior blade, anterior butt, and poll. No differentiation between butt and blade. Tapering of sides towards poll. Oblique shaping on proper right side. Bevel demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Fragment missing from proper left, on back.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Willowbridge, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Waihao River, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.6016
Details
- Provenance Place
- Willowbridge, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Waihao River, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 83 x 44 x 13mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.6016
- On Display
- No
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