Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and sides of blade. Bruising on sides and front of butt, in addition to rough, unfinished (?) portions on front, back and top. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight tapering toward poll, and a slight shoulder on the proper left side. Poll has a worked oblique face, and a rough, unfinished (?) portion. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Provenance Place:
Morven, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D25.1784
Details
- Provenance Place
- Morven, Waimate District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 17 x 40.3 x 7.4mm
- Credit Line
- Leslie Orbell
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1784
- On Display
- No
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