Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D21.491
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 165 x 51.5 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.491
- On Display
- No
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