Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front, and a rounded front. The surface is mostly bruised. The is a distinct protruding shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the front of the butt. There is an oblique protruding chin on the back of the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and curved.
Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
D35.1393
Details
- Provenance Place
- Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 274 x 62.5 x 55mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1393
- On Display
- No
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