Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light green stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked and ground on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll from the middle of the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
D21.720
Details
- Provenance Place
- Centre Island, Foveaux Strait, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 72.5 x 29 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Sir Frederick Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D21.720
- On Display
- No
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