Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the bak narrower than the front. The surface is ground with flake scars on the front and back and bruising on the sides of the butt. The butt is shaped by a reduction on both sides of the stone. The bevel is continuous with the blade and demarcated by asymmetrical ridges on the side. The cutting edge is sharp and flaked
Provenance Place:
North Otago, Otago, New Zealand
D56.113
Details
- Provenance Place
- North Otago, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 63 x 34 x 13mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D56.113
- On Display
- No
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