Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is oval on butt and rectangular on blade. Surface is flaked with some grounding on the front of blade. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders and front reduced to form a ridge. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milford" inscription written twice on front
Provenance Place:
Milford, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D30.812
Details
- Provenance Place
- Milford, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 205 x 74 x 32mm
- Credit Line
- McCully Collection, Fels Fund
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.812
- On Display
- No
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