Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete adze, the poll and bevel are missing. Dark brown stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with large flake scars at the breaks. There is a distinct curved shoulder on the front and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of butt. The top of the butt is broken off. There is no bevel, the lower adze ends with rough flake scars that form an irregular point.
Provenance Place:
Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
D35.1405
Details
- Provenance Place
- Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 145 x 53 x 42mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1405
- On Display
- No
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