Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Rounded triangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with bruising and ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and flaked. The bevel is flaked and demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.555
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 175 x 40 x 39mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.555
- On Display
- No
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