Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section of butt is trapezoidal, back narrower than front, front rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming small shoulder. Ridge at poll end of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip on proper right side of cutting edge. Gore written on front.
Provenance Place:
Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
D25.1703
Details
- Provenance Place
- Gore, Gore District, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 442 x 69 x 76mm
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1703
- On Display
- No
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