Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is oblique and ends in a point on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.
Provenance Place:
Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D22.765
Details
- Provenance Place
- Orepuki, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 82 x 32 x 17.5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr H. P. Young
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D22.765
- On Display
- No
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