Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Incomplete repaired adze, part of the bevel is missing. Dark grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked. The adze has multiple breaks across its width that have been imprecisely glued together. Excess glue is visible on some of the joins. What is left of the bevel on the proper left is smooth and continuous with the blade. The proper right of the bevel is missing. A piece of paper is adhered to the front and reads: "Found at E. end of Wakapatu B. as[crossed out] in fragments"
Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D22.759
Details
- Provenance Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 120 x 41.5 x 20mm
- Credit Line
- Mr H. P. Young
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.759
- On Display
- No
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