Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete adze roughout, missing poll. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked with a ground area on the front of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The butt ends with a flaked broken surface. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. It is not obviously demarcated. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D21.589
Details
- Provenance Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 77.5 x 33.5 x 15.5mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.589
- On Display
- No
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