Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone with a layer of white stone on the back. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is roughly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. The sides of the blade taper inwards towards the poll and taper a fraction more at the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped and curved.
Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D21.587
Details
- Provenance Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128 x 51 x 21mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.587
- On Display
- No
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