Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on upper blade and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge at shoulder until lug at poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Temuka." written on front.
Provenance Place:
Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D20.711
Details
- Provenance Place
- Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 237 x 58.9 x 55.2mm
- Media/Materials
- stone, inorganic, Greywacke, Sedimentary, Rock
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.711
- On Display
- No
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