Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze The cross section is lenticular. The surface of the front is flaked at the butt and becoming entirely ground towards the bottom. The surface of the back is predominantly flaked, but ground at the bottom. There is a semi-circular, blue sticker adhered to the front. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and chipped but sharp.
Provenance Place:
Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.1673
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1673
- On Display
- No
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