Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete unfinished adze, poll missing. Dark brown stone. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flaking. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D52.871
Details
- Provenance Place
- Balclutha, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 211 x 84 x 34.5mm
- Media/Materials
- Mudstone, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr J Campbell and Mrs Johnston
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D52.871
- On Display
- No
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