Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is triangular. Some reduction on the back and sides of the butt, particularly the proper right side. Bevel is continuous with the blade, but has been mostly flaked away. Cutting edge is not present.
Provenance Place:
Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
D62.1837
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waitaki River Mouth, Waitaki River, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 62 x 37 x 19mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Teviotdale Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D62.1837
- On Display
- No
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