Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and smooth on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is large and smooth and demarcated by a roughly flaked ridge. The cutting edge is smooth and sharp.
Provenance Place:
Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D30.828
Details
- Provenance Place
- Haast River, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 250 x 87 x 44.5mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- Mrs Marsh
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.828
- On Display
- No
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