Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with slight bruising on butt and poll. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced after ridge on front, there is another ridge at the end of the butt, just before the poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chip along cutting edge on proper right side. Southland written on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand
D32.1657
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 154 x 50 x 26mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.1657
- On Display
- No
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