Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey and light brown stone with pink marking on proper right side where butt meets blade. Surface is flaked and ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Differentiation between butt and blade; reduction around the butt, particularly on front and sides where butt meets the blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Taieri Mth" inscription
Provenance Place:
Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
D82.1175
Details
- Provenance Place
- Taieri Mouth, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 113.2 x 52.7 x 23mm
- Credit Line
- Mrs Kathleen Hislop, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D82.1175
- On Display
- No
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