Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is triangular. The surface is mostly bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a pointed shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade but demarcated by its ground surface. The cutting edge is blunt and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Te Anau, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D75.261
Details
- Provenance Place
- Te Anau, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 190 x 42 x 40mm
- Credit Line
- A Jordan
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D75.261
- On Display
- No
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