Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Chisel, Whao
Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on rest of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Black's Farm Heriot written on back.
Provenance Place:
Heriot, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
D67.83
Details
- Provenance Place
- Heriot, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Heriot, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 129 x 51 x 17mm
- Media/Materials
- Rock crystal, quartz, silica, mineral, inorganic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D67.83
- On Display
- No
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