Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the lower blade and some flake scars. There are two shoulders at the side of the base of the butt, and a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with some chips. There is a patch of adhesive or wax in the centre of the back of the butt.
Provenance Place:
Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.330
Details
- Provenance Place
- Glenorchy, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 245 x 72 x 38mm
- Credit Line
- Charles Haines
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.330
- On Display
- No
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