Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Cross-section is roughly semi-circular, with front flattened. Surface is ground on bevel and partially down front, with some surface flaking scars on front. Flaked on sides and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line where surface changes from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper right side. "Pareora" written on front.
Provenance Place:
Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D30.711
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pareora, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 72.3 x 31.8 x 14.3mm
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.711
- On Display
- No
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