Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Black stone. Lenticular cross-section at the middle of the blade. The surface is flaked on the front and on the back of the butt, and ground and bruised on the back of the blade. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by oblique ridges on either side. The bevel is concave. The cutting edge is curved and irregular.
Provenance Place:
Jacks Bay, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D44.688
Details
- Provenance Place
- Jacks Bay, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 82.5 x 39.5 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Rev G Crockett
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D44.688
- On Display
- No
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