Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken roughout (lower butt and blade remaining). Stone. Mid brown, mid grey. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is lightly ground, light flaking remaining. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides of blade slope towards shoulder which is much narrower than cutting edge. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is rough and unfinished, also unusually wide. "W.M." written on front.
Provenance Place:
Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
D62.1777
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 163 x 139.4 x 39.4mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D62.1777
- On Display
- No
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