Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black and mid grey stone. Surface is bruised with some grounding near the cutting edge. Cross-section is circular. Minor indentation around the circumference of the butt, particularly on the front and proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp, with the blade tapered toward the edge. "Tokanui. Sth.ld." inscription on the front and back.
Provenance Place:
Tokanui, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D45.135
Details
- Provenance Place
- Tokanui, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 194 x 34.4 x 28.2mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Stephen Verne Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D45.135
- On Display
- No
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