Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze Cross-section of butt is circular. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides of blade. Poll shows evidence of flaking. Butt bruised on front, back, and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Rounding off of corners between front and sides. Difference in surface texture may represent differentiation. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Bevel is curved. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D57.164
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 85 x 285 x 49mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Miss E Robinson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D57.164
- On Display
- No
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