Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze, broken near shoulder and glued back together. Light grey stone. Surface is ground with bruising on the butt. Cross-section is rectangular. Front and sides of the butt are reduced to form shoulders and a ridge. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Pareora." inscription on back and proper right side.
Provenance Place:
Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.1677
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 230 x 84 x 27mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1677
- On Display
- No
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