Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly indicated with flake scars. The cutting edge is blunt and oblique.
Provenance Place:
Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
D29.5096
Details
- Provenance Place
- Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 87.5 x 30.5 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Dr Gordon Dempster
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5096
- On Display
- No
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