Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Broken, missing most of the bevel and whole cutting edge Rectangular, narrowing from blade to butt. The surface is ground, with significant flaking. No differentiation between the butt and the blade but sides taper towards poll. Bevel is damaged but appears to be indistinguishable from the blade. Cutting edge is not present.
Provenance Place:
Matukituki River, Matukituki Valley, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
D67.115
Details
- Field Collection Place
- Matukituki River, Matukituki Valley, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 117 x 47 x 21mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mr R Scaife
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D67.115
- On Display
- No
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