Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Adze, Toki
Complete adze. Stone. Dark green. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, front slightly rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising particularly on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, ridge present on shoulder, front reduced, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped. Laura Station Hokonui written on front.
Provenance Place:
Hokonui, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
D35.1343
Details
- Provenance Place
- Hokonui, Southland District, South Island, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 183 x 58 x 27mm
- Credit Line
- R Brown
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D35.1343
- On Display
- No
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