Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Trapezoidal cross-section with the front wider than the back. The surface has bruised and ground patches with several flake scars at the poll and cutting edge. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a distinct curved shoulder and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade but demarcated by an oblique line of bruising. The cutting edge is sharp but chipped.
Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D30.971
Details
- Provenance Place
- Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 157 x 53 x 44.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.971
- On Display
- No
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