Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground with some flaking on back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Hikuraki" inscription on front and back.
Provenance Place:
Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D35.1625
Details
- Provenance Place
- Banks Peninsula, Banks Peninsula District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 57 x 31 x 14.5mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1625
- On Display
- No
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