Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete adze, the butt end is broken off. Brownish green stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is mostly smooth with some flake scars and bruising. The bevel has a gentle slope and is continuous with the blade. It is demarcated by a slightly ridge on the proper left side only. The cutting edge is sharp and symmetrical in shape with several small chips.
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand
D50.63
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 104 x 43 x 14mm
- Credit Line
- C. Overton
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D50.63
- On Display
- No
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