Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground but the proper right hand side on the back is flaked. There is a saw mark on the proper left hand side on the front. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is also oblique, parallel to the chin ridge. The cutting edge is sharp but it has one chip on the proper left hand side and in the middle of the cutting edge.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Willowbridge, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Waihao River, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D29.6023
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 72 x 42 x 14mm
- Credit Line
- Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.6023
- On Display
- No
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