Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken greenstone adze, butt missing. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars at the broken end, the bevel and on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge has been flaked off. It is irregular and sharp.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.849
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 114 x 49 x 12mm
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.849
- On Display
- No
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