Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The length of the adze is concave on the front and convex on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D22.764
Details
- Provenance Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 117 x 36.5 x 21mm
- Credit Line
- Mr H. P. Young
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.764
- On Display
- No
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