Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised, with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a minor reduction in the sides of the butt, which taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D21.621
Details
- Provenance Place
- Riverton, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 71 x 30.5 x 12mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.621
- On Display
- No
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