Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Greywacke. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. One chip towards the proper right side of cutting edge. Mataura written on back and front.
Provenance Place:
Mataura, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
D48.194
Details
- Provenance Place
- Mataura, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 127 x 51 x 26mm
- Media/Materials
- Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D48.194
- On Display
- No
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