Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with bruising on the front of the butt. There is a very slight reduction in the front and the proper left side of the butt. The poll is rectangular and blunt. The butt curves slightly towards the back. The bevel has some flake scars and ends with a roughly flaked ridge. The cutting edge is smooth, curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.826
Details
- Provenance Place
- Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 270 x 94 x 34mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs Marsh
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.826
- On Display
- No
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