Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back on butt and along bevel, bruised on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, small ridges at side that do not continue along front. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped, narrow cutting edge. "Temuka." written on back.
Provenance Place:
Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D32.1831
Details
- Provenance Place
- Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 243 x 77.5 x 42.2mm
- Media/Materials
- Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Hugh McCully
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.1831
- On Display
- No
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