Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Mid grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight shoulder and reduction in the stone of the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a line of bruising and is concave. The cutting edge is chipped. A piece of paper adhered to the front of the blade reads: "188"
Provenance Place:
Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
D24.987
Details
- Provenance Place
- Forest Hill, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand, Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 213 x 50 x 27mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.987
- On Display
- No
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