Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface ground on front and bevel, bruised around front and sides of butt, flaked on back and sides of blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and front slopes towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge with large fragment missing from proper left side. "Morven" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Morven, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.1735
Details
- Provenance Place
- Morven, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 160 x 64 x 25mm
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1735
- On Display
- No
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